Worksheet Present continuous Positive Negative Question I am working. I am not working. Am I working? You You you We are cooking. We are not cooking. Are we cooking? They They they He He he She is eating. She is not eating. Is she eating? It It it Remember: live = living; have = having 1 Complete the sentences with the positive or negative form of the present continuous. 1 Ben is on holiday. He today. (work) 2 Our neighbours aren t at home. They a holiday in Spain. (have) 3 The cat isn t hungry. It the food. (eat) 4 My wife is very tired. She on the sofa. (sleep) 5 The children are at school. They in the garden. (play) 6 The weather isn t very nice. It. (rain) 7 Mr Wilmer isn t at work. He a customer. (visit) 8 I m at the airport. I for my friend. (wait) 9 I m at the bus station. I to Paris. (fly) 10 She s in the garden. She TV. (watch) Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2006, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 1
2 Write the questions. Use the present continuous. 1 you / learn / English / now? 2 it / rain / now? 3 his colleagues / have / lunch / now? 4 Karsten / talk to / a customer / now? 5 your neighbours / have / a party / now? 6 Sara / do / her homework / now? 3 Look at Tara s diary and answer the questions. a.m. p.m. Monday 7.30 p.m. dinner with Ben Tuesday visit Diane Wednesday tennis Thursday gym drink with Jo Friday 10.30 a.m. fly to Barcelona 1 It s 10.30 on Friday morning. What is Tara doing? 2 It s Wednesday evening. Is Tara swimming? 3 It s Tuesday morning. What is Tara doing? 4 It s 7.30 p.m. on Monday. Is Tara talking to Ben on the phone? Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2006, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 2
4 Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present continuous. A: you (1) the party? (enjoy) B: Yes, I am. I m having a great time. What about you? A: No, I m not. I m going home. B: Why you (2) so early? (leave) A: Because I m feeling really tired. you, (3) too? (come) B: No, I m staying. you (4) home by bus? (go) A: No, by taxi. A: Where s Winston? he (5) the car? (clean) B: No, he isn t. He s in the kitchen. A: What he (6) in the kitchen? (do) B: He s cooking dinner. A: What he? (7) (cook) B: Vegetable lasagne. A: Mmm! Delicious! Ben (8) him? (help) B: No, he isn t. He s playing football with the children. A: Tom and Barbara (9) TV? (watch) B: No, they re sitting in the garden. A: What they (10) in the garden? (do) B: They are relaxing in the sun. A: they (11)? (sleep) B: No, they re drinking a glass of wine. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2006, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 3
Future arrangements 5 Match the sentence parts. 1 Tomorrow I m going a some friends in Munich. 2 Tomorrow afternoon I m meeting b lunch with my sister s family. 3 Tomorrow morning I m playing c to the cinema with a friend. 4 Next weekend I m visiting d to Paris for a holiday. 5 Next Friday I m having e squash with my brother. 6 Next Tuesday I m flying f my boss for lunch. 6 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present continuous. A: What you (1) in the summer holidays? (do) B: Well, I (2) to Sweden. (go) A: you (3)? (fly) B: No, we (4) the car. It s much cheaper. (take) A: And how long you (5) there? (stay) B: For two weeks. What about you? you (6) anything? (do) A: Yes, my husband and I (7) to America. (travel) B: the children (8) with you? (go) A: No, they (9) a holiday with their grandparents. (have) B: When you (10)? (leave) A: Next Sunday and we (11) back at the end of August. (come) B: Well, I hope you have a wonderful holiday! A: You, too! Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2006, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 4
Answer key Exercise 1 1 He isn t working today. 2 They re having a holiday in Spain. 3 It isn t eating the food. 4 She s sleeping on the sofa. 5 They aren t playing in the garden. 6 It s raining. 7 He s visiting a customer. 8 I m waiting for my friend. 9 I m not flying to Paris. 10 She isn t watching TV. Exercise 2 1 Are you learning English now? 2 Is it raining now? 3 Are his colleagues having lunch now? 4 Is Karsten talking to a customer now? 5 Are your neighbours having a party now? 6 Is Sara doing her homework now? Exercise 3 1 She s flying/travelling to Barcelona. 2 No, she isn t. She s playing tennis. 3 She s visiting Diane. 4 No, she isn t. She s having dinner with Ben. Exercise 4 1 Are you enjoying the party? 2 Why are you leaving so early? 3 Are you coming, too? 4 Are you going home by bus? 5 Is he cleaning the car? 6 What is he doing in the kitchen? 7 What is he cooking? 8 Is Ben helping him? 9 Are Tom and Barbara watching TV? 10 What are they doing in the garden? 11 Are they sleeping? Exercise 5 1c; 2f; 3e; 4a; 5b; 6d Exercise 6 1 What are you doing in the summer holidays? 2 I m going to Sweden. 3 Are you flying? 4 We are taking the car. 5 How long are you staying there? 6 Are you doing anything? 7 My husband and I are travelling to America. 8 Are the children going with you? 9 They are having a holiday with their grandparents. 10 When are you leaving? 11 We re coming back at the end of August. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co. OHG, Berlin 2006, www.cornelsen-firstchoice.de 5