1.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

Hablamos en presente continuo cuando:

a. Hablamos de hábitos o cosas que son ciertas todo el tiempo.

b. Hablamos sobre lo que hicimos ayer.
c. Hablamos sobre lo que vamos a hacer mañana.
d. Hablamos sobre lo que está sucediendo ahora, en este momento.

2. GRAMMATICAL RULES.
Escribí la estructura del Presente Continuo en Afirmativo, Negativo e
Interrogativo dentro de cada cuadro. Inventá tres oraciones de cada una sin
repetir los verbos.

Affirmative sentences:

Negative sentences:

Interrogative sentences:
3. MARK T (true) or F (false). JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS ONLY FOR THE ONES WHICH
ARE FALSE.

a. Una oración negativa se construye colocando el adverbio “not” después del

verbo “to be”.
b. Se usa el mismo verbo “to be” para cualquier sujeto.
c. El verbo HAVE se escribe HAVING o HASING según el sujeto.
d. La estructura del presente continuo se forma usando el verbo “to be” + la
terminación “-ing” a la raíz del verbo.
e. Una oración interrogativa se construye colocando el verbo “to be” + sujeto +
verboING.
f. El pronombre personal y el verbo “to be” no se pueden abreviar para formar
una contracción.
g. Cuando el verbo termina en – ie -, se sustituye la terminación – ie- por “ying”.
h. En el presente continuo, el verbo “dance” se escribe “danceing”.

4. CORRECT THE MISTAKES

a. She reading the newspaper now.

b. We are look at the birds flying.
c. You is works very hard.
d. She is useing the computer.
e. We are playng in the park at the moment.
f. He´s watch his son in the park.
g. He is walking to school every day.
h. The taxi driver is driveing very fast.
i. She learning French.
j. He is speak German with his teacher.
k. The plane am leaving.
l. Tom and I am cleaning the room now.
m. Is you fix the machine?
n. Is he runing?
o. Are they work?
p. Is Tom and Paul selling books?
q. Is she do her homework?
r. Am you playing chess?
s. Is someone knock the door?
5. MAKE QUESTIONS

a. ____________________________________________?
Yes, we´re planning a party.

b. ____________________________________________?
No, Tom´s watching TV.

c. ____________________________________________?
Yes, It´s raining.

d. ____________________________________________?
No, she isn´t playing the violin.

e. ____________________________________________?
Yes, my mum is preparing pasta.

f. ____________________________________________?
No, I ´m doing my homework.

g. ____________________________________________?
Yes, they´re playing football.

h. ____________________________________________?
No, my cat´s sleeping in the garage.

i. ____________________________________________?
No, I ´m not studying French.

j. ____________________________________________?
Yes, my brother is having a shower.

k. ____________________________________________?
No, we aren´t having our dance lesson.

l. ____________________________________________?
Yes, the sun is shining.
6. WRITE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PICTURES.

a. ____________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________
e. ____________________________________________________
f. ____________________________________________________
g. ____________________________________________________
h. ____________________________________________________

7. TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH.

A. No estamos tomando fotos.

B. Linda está jugando al tenis.
C. ¿Están Robert y Paul bebiendo agua?
D. No estás corriendo en el parque.

8. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS

a. Alexander……………………………………….…… (watch) a film.

b. We……………………………………………….……… (play) a computer game.
c. The dog………………………………..……………… (bark) at the cat.
d. Peter……………………………………………………. (feed) his rabbits.
e. Phill and Mary……………………………………… (sing) a song.
f. I………………………………………………………………… (draw) a picture.
g. WRITE AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES.

a. The teacher (close) the door.

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b. My grandmother (look) at the birds.

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c. Paul (have) a great time.

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d. Peter and Sally (eat) a sandwich.

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e. The man (read) the paper.

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f. My boyfriend (wear) a T-shirt.

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g. She (make) dinner.

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h. Lucas and Mary (put) on their coats.

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9. Chose the correct TIME EXPRESSIONS referring to the present continuous and
make a sentence.

a. Yesterday

b. Tomorrow

c. Right now

d. Every day

e. When I was born

f. Today

g. Later

h. In 2008

i. Now

j. Last year

k. At the moment

l. The day before yesterday

m. Next week

n. Twice a month

o. Three days ago

p. In an hour

q. In the past

r. Never