Grammar Challenge Present Continuous Practice activities

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1 Practice activities British Broadcasting Corporation 2007

2 BBC Learning English Quiz 1: Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings She never usually has time for books but she's on holiday so Look at him! He's supposed to be on a diet but a. she's sleeping in. b. It's raining. 3. Now that he's out of hospital c. 4. Quick! Have you got an umbrella? d. So that's why you're drinking champagne! he's sitting there eating a huge bar of chocolate! 5. She gets up early every day for school but today's Saturday so e. I'm revising for my exams. 6. I can't go out just now because f. they're riding their bikes instead. They usually drive to work but 7. because the weather is so nice today g. she's reading loads just now. 8. Congratulations! h. he's playing a lot more sport now. Page 2 of 5

3 BBC Learning English Quiz 2: Look at each of the statements in the following quiz. Some of them are grammatically correct and some of them are wrong, they have mistakes. Decide whether the statement is correct or wrong. 1. We're nurses but we have the day off today so we're not working. 2. It's a lovely day! The sun shining and the wind blowing gently. 3. Helen can t come to the phone now, she s have a shower. 4. I'm reading the new Harry Potter book just now. It's great. 5. A: Where's Neil? B: He talks to that guy over there, at the bar. 6. She's riding her bike every day. Page 3 of 5

4 BBC Learning English - Answers Quiz 1: Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings. 1. She never usually has time for books but she's on holiday so g. she's reading loads just now. 2. Look at him! He's supposed to be on a diet but d. he's sitting there eating a huge bar of chocolate! 3. Now that he's out of hospital h. he's playing a lot more sport now. 4. Quick! Have you got an umbrella? b. It's raining. 5. She gets up early every day for school but today's Saturday so a. she's sleeping in. 6. I can't go out just now because e. I'm revising for my exams. They usually drive to work but 7. because the weather is so nice today f. they're riding their bikes instead. 8. Congratulations! c. So that's why you're drinking champagne! Page 4 of 5

5 BBC Learning English - Answers Quiz 2: Read the sentences and decide whether the question tags are in the correct form. 1. We're nurses but we have the day off today so we're not working. Yes, well done, the verb forms in this sentence are correct. No sorry, we use the present continuous to talk about what we're doing around now. 2. It's a lovely day! The sun shining and the wind blowing gently. No, sorry, the auxiliary 'to be' is missing from this sentence. Yes, well done, the auxiliary 'to be' is missing from this sentence. 3. Helen can t come to the phone now, she s have a shower. No, sorry, the form is incorrect. Yes, well done, you need the present participle of the main verb (verb + ing) in the present continuous. 4. I'm reading the new Harry Potter book just now. It's great. Yes, well done, the form is correct. No, sorry, the form is correct. We use the present continuous to talk about what we're doing around now. 5. A: Where's Neil? B: He talks to that guy over there, at the bar. No, sorry, the form is incorrect. We use the present continuous to talk about what we're doing at the moment of speaking. Yes, well done, we use the present continuous to talk about what we're doing at the moment of speaking. 6. She's riding her bike every day. No, sorry, the present continuous is not correct here. Yes, well done, We don't use the present continuous to talk about things we do every day or our habits. Page 5 of 5