Проверочные упражнения по теме "Настоящее длительное время в английском языке"

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Present Continuous / Present Progressive

Exercise 1

Use Present Continuous (now)

1. My book (to lie) on the table.

2. They (to work).

3. The doctor and her patient (to talk).

4. We (to cook) dinner. My mother (to make) a salad.

5. A young man (to drive) a car. He (to listen) music.

6. My grandfather (to read) a book.

7. The pen (to lie) on the floor.

8. You (to have) a break?

9. She still (to sing).

Exercise 2

Compose sentences

1. Anna – juice – is – orange – drinking.

2. not – sun – shining – the – is.

3. are – parents – the – in – my – sitting – garden.

4. dress – she – long – is – a – today – wearing.

5. we – playing – not – violin – are – the.

6. the sofa / Sam / is / on / not / sitting.

7. Are / playing / not / the cats.

8. cooking / Mother / not / my / is

9. Reading / friends / her / are / not

10. now / Tom / coffee / is / drinking?

11. playing / Now / the / boys / are?

12. the / skipping / girl / now / is?

13. the / eating / fish / cats / are?

Exercise 3

Use Present Continuous or Present Indefinite

1. His father (not to watch) TV at the moment. He (to sleep) because he (to be) tired.

2. Where your cousin (to work)? – He (to work) at school.

3. Your friend (to do) his homework now?

4. When you usually (to come) home from school? – I (to come) at four o’clock.

5. My mother (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the evening.

6. You (to read) a magazine and (to think) about your holiday at the moment?

7. I (to sit) in the waiting room at the doctor’s now.

8. When you (to listen) to the news on the radio?

9. You (to play) chess now?

10. My uncle (not to work) at the shop.

11. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer.

12. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning.

13. What your sister (to do) now? – She (to wash) the dishes.

14. Your father (to work) at this factory?

Exercise 4

Use Present Continuous or Present Indefinite

1. The river … (flow) very fast today — faster than usual.

2. You … (always to complain) that waiters are rude!

3. I … (walk) to school every day. I … (take, not) the bus.

4. You … (always to borrow) money!

5. That’s worrying because the number of people without job … (increase).

6. Robert is a vegetarian. He … (eat, not) meat.

7. … (you, cook) your own dinner every day?

8. Holidays abroad … (become) increasingly popular.

9. Are you in a hurry? — No, I … (walk) quickly because I’m cold.

10. Where’s your father? — He … (be) in the bathroom. He … (shave).

11. The neighbours forever … (slam) doors and … (shout) during the night.

12. My sister … (to take) part in the competitions almost every weekend.

Exercise 5

Use Present Continuous or Present Indefinite

1. He (to work) in the center of the city.

2. I (to write) an exercise now.

3. You (to go) to school on Saturdays?

4. We (not to dance) every day.

5. They (to play) in the room now?

6. Where he (to live)? – He (to live) in a village.

7. He (to sleep) now?

8. They (to read) many books.

9. The children (to eat) soup now.

10. He (to help) his mother every day.

11. You (to play) the piano well?

12. Look! Kate (to dance) now.

Exercise 6

Use Present Continuous or Present Indefinite

1. I … English exercises twice a week. (to write)

2. My friend … his homework in the afternoon as a rule. (to do)

3. My sister … her homework now. (to do)

4. Don’t shout! The baby .... (to sleep)

5. The baby always … after dinner. (to sleep)

6. What … you … now? (to read)

7. What books … you … for your literature lessons? (to read)

8. What … your mother usually … for lunch? (to cook)

9. … she … a cake now? (to cook)

1. — … (You, to see) that man over there?

— Which man? The man in the brown jacket?

— No, I … (to talk) about the man who … to wear) the blue shirt.

— Oh, that man!

— … (You, to know) him?

— No, I … not to think) so.

— I … to know, not) him either.

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