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Present Progressive
I.

Make sentences. Follow the example.

Charles / comb his hair
Charles is combing his hair.
a) Carolina / study English.

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b) Ricardo / read a novel.

d) Josue / Brush his teeth.

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e) Raul and Paco / wash their

c) You / play the guitar.

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II.

clothes
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Spelling
Add ing to these verbs

1. Read ________________________

19. happen ___________________

2. Play_________________________

20. taste

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3. Go_________________________

21. think

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4. Write_______________________

22. commit ___________________

5. visit_________________________

23. drag

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6. Study________________________

24. beg

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7. Run_________________________

25. occur

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8. Forget_______________________

26. sew

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9. Die__________________________

27. say

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10. Look________________________

28. delay

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11. walk___________________

29. defer

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12. talk___________________

30. run

13. use

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14. exercise___________________
15. eat

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16. do

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17. turn

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18. set

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31. cry
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32. pay
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33. grow

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34. print

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35. open

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36.
III.

Writing
37. What is the Tanaka family doing this evening?
38.
39.

Watch TV

Sleep

Read

40.

Wait

do homework

do

41.
42. Its eight o clock in the evening. All the Tanakas ________________
something

different.

Liz

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Mr.

Tanaka

_______________. Their cat _____________________

43. What is David doing? He _____________________________________
44. They ____________________ for Mrs. Tanaka to call them for dinner.
IV.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

45.
Circle the correct present continuous verb in each sentence.
46.
Example : She deciding / is deciding to take the bus
47.
The Jones family are worrying / is worrying about the rent
He are drinking / is drinking about the rent
You am reading / read your homework every night this week
Jane is working / working all day
We is having / are having a good time at our job
Those people is waiting / are waiting for the bus
The fish swimming / are swimming up the river
The baseball player is laughing / be laughing at the other team
I are doing / am doing my grammar exercises tonight
It is rain / is raining right now
our baseball team is winning / are winning today
The hot dog vendor is selling / selling many hot dogs with onions
48.
49.

V.

a)
b)
c)
d)

Make the following present continuous sentences in negative form

50.
Example: Im driving to the city tonight
51.
I m not driving to the city tonight
52.
She is sitting beside him
53. ________________________________________________
He is marrying her soon
54. ________________________________________________
The flowers are opening in the sunshine
55. __________________________________________
Im wiping off the tables

56. _________________________________________________
e) The customers are waiting for the check
57. __________________________________________
58.
VI.

Write the missing part of each sentence

59.
Example: He s eat ing a sandwich
60.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

VII.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

They are playing baseball

61.
I m think________ of you
My mother and father ________ riding the train
Karla _______ wearing a new dress
The students in my class are speak_________ English
He s learn________ Chinese
My teacher _______ writing on the board
I ______ taking notes
The boats _______ sailing on the water
The sun _______ shining down
My brother is study________ computer science
62.
Write a sentence in the present continuous tense using the words given
63.
Example: the cat / sleep
The cat is sleeping
64.
my brother / cook / dinner
65. _________________________________________________
my sister / talk / on the telephone
66. _______________________________________________
my father / use / his computer
67. _________________________________________________
my mother / do / exercise
68. ____________________________________________________
the dog / eat
69. _____________________________________________________________

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f) I / do my homework
70. _________________________________________________
g) The earth / turn
71. _______________________________________________________
h) the sun / set
72. _______________________________________________________
i) plants / grow
73. _______________________________________________________
j) I / think / about my friend
74. _________________________________________________
75.
76.
77. NO CHANGE

78. DROP THE E

79. DOUBLE THE

CONSONANT

80. Playing
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
92.

86. Writing
87.

88. Running
89.
90.
91.