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present progressive: more practice

1am working you are working he/she/it/is working we/they are working

H am 1working? are you working? is/he/she/it working? are we/they working?

B 1am not working you are not working he/she/it/is not working etc
Contractions: I'm, you're, he's etc (not)... ing; you aren't, he isn't etc... ing

Q Put the words in the correct order. Use contractions (e.g. where possible.

► me you talking are to ? .............................................

1 getting are you up ? ..........................................................................................

2 raining is again it ..............................................................................................
3 not you are listening..............................................................................................
4 going where you are ? ..........................................................................................
5 talking fast too I am ? ..........................................................................................
6 I film enjoying not this am..............................................................................................

7 laughing those people at are me why ? ..........................................................................................
8 am for you I cooking this not..............................................................................................
9 you what drinking are ? ..........................................................................................
10 the baby eating the is newspaper..............................................................................................

^ Make present progressive sentences.

► I / look for/the station H ..! fPS. fy?. .....................................
► you/ work/tonightU . . ' t . V . y P X .......................................

► it / rain f l It's IAC^
/
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1 Peter/try/to save money H ..........................................................................................
2 why/those children/cry H ..........................................................................................
3 your friends/play football/this afternoon H ......................................................................................
4 she/look/very well today H ..........................................................................................
5 I think she/make/a big mistaken ..........................................................................................
6 you / wear/your usual glasses B ..........................................................................................
7 I/sta rt/to learn Spanish H ..........................................................................................
8 the 10.15train/ run/todayH ..........................................................................................

9 David/live with his parents/any more B ..........................................................................................
10 what/you / do/in my room H ..........................................................................................

Q Complete the text with verbs from the boxes.

1-5: com e/ look not wear snow walk wear

/ x

And Mrs Alexander ► ...... down the steps of the plane now. It is very cold and it
i ..............................heavily, but she 2.............................. very happy. She 3..............................a dark blue
dress with a black coat and boots, but she 4..............................a hat. She really is a very beautiful woman.
Her husband 5..............................down the steps with her.

6-11: kiss look return say stop try

Now Mrs Alexander and her husband 6..............................at the crowd and smiling. The photographers
7..............................to get nearer, but the police 8..............................them. What a day! At last, after
twenty years, this wonderful woman 9..............................to her own country. Now the President
10 ........................... her hand. What n ..............................he.............................. to her, do you think?

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PRESENT TENSES 27
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.