Name: ________________ , Class: ________

Date: 17.04.2012

We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about things that are happening right now.
I-Fix the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. Jessica reading a comic book right now.
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2. They are eat dinner at their favorite restaurant right now.
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3. I watching a movie right now, so please be quiet!
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4. The baby is cry so loudly! I cant do my homework!
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5. Jackie walking to the park right now with her friends.
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II-Write a Be Verb in the blanks to complete each sentence:

1. Bret __is_____ trying to climb a mountain.

2. Kate and Charlie _______ making a pizza for dinner.

3. Jake and I _______ working hard in school.

4. Patrick _______ sitting on the floor right now.

5. I _______ playing tennis right now.

6. Wendel _______ going to Antarctica.

7. My sisters _______ sleeping right now, so be quiet.

8. My mother and father _______ talking about something important right now.

When you add ing to a verb, you have to be careful!

*If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant (hit, run, set, get), you have to double the last
consonant, then add ing.
Wrong: hiting (x)
Right hitting
*If the verb ends in consonant+e (share, make, write), then you dont write the e when you add ing.
Wrong: makeing (x)
Right: making
III-Add ing to the verbs below:

make_____making__________

hit__________________________

play__________________

share_________________________

dream___________________

win____________________________

fit______________________

bake____________________________

give_______________________

say___________________________

put_______________________

rain____________________________

do________________________

cook____________________________

practice_______________________

watch___________________________

smile______________________

listen__________________________

look_______________________

swim______________________

wish______________________

sell_____________________

sit___________________________

bet______________________

IV-Complete the sentences below with the Be verb + not + verb-ing:

1. Don _______ist playing________ baseball because hes sick.(play)

2. They _____________________________________ TV because they are in trouble. (watch)
3. He _______________ _________________________fast because he is sick. (run)
4. I _______________ _____________________my homework right now.(write)
5. Charles and Dan _______________ _______________________lunch at school.(have)
6. Stella ______________________________________ her friends right now.(visit)
7. Tina ______________________________________________ with her cat right now.(play)