Aade la -ing

1. camp ______________
2. swim ______________
3. travel ______________
4. walk ______________
5. have ______________
6. write ______________
7. cook ______________
8.

shop ______________

Completar las frases

1. His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops.
2. We __________ (not travel) in Japan.
3. I __________ (sunbathe) on the beach.
4. She __________ (not watch) TV.
5. They __________ (not swim) in the sea.
6. Sue __________ (stay) at home today.
Escribir preguntas y respuestas breves
1. your dad / work / today /?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
4. your friends / play football / ?
_____________________________
Yes, _________________________
Completar los dialogos
1. a. Im going on holiday.
b. Where ______________ ?
2. a. Hes cooking dinner.
b. What ______________ ?
3. a. My sister is going to England.
b. Who ______________ ?
4. a. We arent staying in a hotel.
b. Where ______________ ?

Presente continuo
1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.
2. My favourite team ___________ (win)!
3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.
4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.
5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.
6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.
7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.
8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.
9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.
10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.
11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.
12. Who ___________(watch) TV?
13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.
14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.
15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.
16. I ___________ (not write) an email.
17. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.
18. We ___________ (not have) fun today.
19. My team ___________ (not win) the match.
20. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.
21. ___________ they ___________ (read) magazines? Yes, they are.
22. ___________ you ___________ (learn) English? Yes I am.
23. ___________ Helen ___________ (write) a letter? No, she isnt.
24. ___________ Sarah ___________ (play) the guitar? Yes, she is.
25.

We ___________ (not play) basketball.

Presente Continuo
1. Trina ___________ (walk) past the supermarket.
2. Where are you? We ___________ (wait) for you!
3. Im on a bus and it ___________ (not move).
4. When ___________ you ___________ (come) to see me?
5. I ___________ (sit) on a bus.
6. Petes mother ___________ (not have) a burger.
7. Johns friends ___________ (play) football at the Sports Centre.
8. My best friend ___________ (sit) next to me.
9. I ___________ (not wear) something blue.
10. My teacher ___________ (not stand) behind me.
11. I ___________ (not write) with a pencil.

12. Irama ___________ (have) a shower.

13. Montse ___________ (leave) the room.
14. Marcelo ___________ (make) a phone call.
15. Rosa ___________ (open) the door.
16. Olga ___________ (brush) her teeth.
17. Eva ___________ (sing).
18. Mati ___________ (listen) to the radio. 1
9. Jose ___________ (walk) to school.
20. Javi ___________ (write) a letter.
21. What ___________ the boys ___________ (do) now?
22. Angela ___________ (eat) spaghetti.
23. What ___________ your teacher ___________ (say)?
24. Juanma ___________ (play) with the dog.
25. Where ___________ Eva and Mar ___________ (sit)?
Presente Continuo
1. I ____________ (learn) how to swim.
2. I ____________ (eat) my lunch.
3. I ____________ (watch) television.
4. She ____________ (read) a book.
5. Dad ____________ (bake) a cake.
6. My sister ____________ (listen) to music.
7. Peter ____________ (clean) his car.
8. The dog ____________ (bark) in the garden.
9. We ____________ (sing) our favourite song.
10. My brother and I ____________ (play) a computer game.
11. The teachers ____________ (show) us a film.
12. They ____________ (bring) a TV in the classroom.
13. Shes bored. Her friend ____________ (watch) TV again.
14. Martins excited. Chelsea ____________ (win) the match.
15. Im scared. A big dog ____________ (stand) in front of me.
16. Shes happy. She ____________ (not work) today.
17. Im worried. It ____________ (rain) and I havent got an umbrella.
18. The teacher is annoyed. We ____________ (not listen).
19. What ____________ you ____________ (wait) for? Im ____________ (wait) for
John.
20. ____________ it ____________ (snow)? No, it ____________ (rain).
21. What ____________ you ____________ (do) today? We ____________ (go) to the
park.
22. ____________ you ____________ (listen) to me? No, I ____________ (listen) to the
radio.

23. ____________ you ____________ (watch) TV? No, we ____________ (study).

24. What ____________ you ____________ (do)? I ____________ (do) my homework.
25.

____________ they ____________ (sleep)? Yes, they are.

26.
Rellena los huecos conjugando el verbo entre parntesis en el presente continuo.
1-..............she ............................. the floor?(sweep)
2-Ron and Harry .............. .................. coffee.(make)
3- The boy .............. ......................... a cake.(cook)
4-..............I .................................. a song?(sing)
5-..............she.............................the house?(buy)
6-What ................ she ..................... about?(talk)
7-He............ ............ ...................that book.(read)(not)
8-Edward ............... ......................... a novel.(write)
9-He.............. ................................his room.(clean)
10-Sophie ................ ......................... a film.(watch)

Ejercicios
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Mara ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.
10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.
11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17. Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!

19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

20. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.
21. The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?
22. I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.
23. I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.
24. It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
25.

The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.

Presente simple o presente continuo?

1. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?
2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us?
3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?
4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.
5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.
6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).
7. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).
8. I dont like living in England. It always _____________ (rain).
9. Look!. It _____________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.
10. Maila _____________ (watch) TV every morning.
11. I have to go now. It _____________ (get) dark
12. Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.
13.We usually _____________ (go) to the gym on Mondays.
14. She _____________ (talk) to Pete at the moment.
15. He _____________ (look) good in jeans.
16. She _____________ (wear) a dress today.
17. We _____________ (drive) on the left in England.
18. I _____________ (not want) to go to the Cinema.
19. We _____________ (go) dancing every weekend.
20. I _____________ (take) a pill every day.
21. He _____________ (speak) Dutch and Italian.
22. We always _____________ (stay) at the Village.
23. I _____________ (need) to see the doctor.
24. Ray _____________ (drink) very much coffee.
25. I _____________ (not feel) very well.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. I __________ (play) cricket right now.
2. I __________ (play) cricket on Saturdays.
3. Silvia __________ (cook) in the kitchen now.
4. Silvia __________ (cook) for her father on Sundays.

5. Maila __________ (like) Chinese food.

6. Keep silent, Manolo __________ (read) a book.
7. Erik __________ (love) Mara.
8. Ann __________ (jog) in the park today.
9. George __________ (want) to go outside.
10. Barbara __________ (eat) chicken wings at the moment.
11. What __________ you __________ (do)? Im sleeping.
12. How many languages __________ you __________ (speak)?
13. I __________ (not like) politics.
14. What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?
15. Where __________ you __________ (live)?
16. I __________ (want) to be a millionaire.
17. Nacho __________ (not wear) a tie today.
18. Jesus is in Amsterdam this week. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton.
19. Look! Miguel __________ (jump) into the water.
20. Lili is rich, she __________ (drive) a Mercedes.
21. Once a week, I __________ (go) to my yoga lessons.
22. I __________ (think) youre amazing.
23. Bea sometimes __________ (read) comics.
24. We never __________ (watch) TV in the morning.
25. Listen! Blanca __________ (sing) in the bathroom.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Look! The boys __________ (come) home.
2. Every day Ayla __________ (go) for a walk.
3. Sofa usually __________ (help) in the kitchen.
4. Bob __________ (make) breakfast now.
5. I __________ (chat) with my sister at the moment.
6. It never __________ (rain) in Valencia.
7. Dont bother me now. I __________ (work).
8. They _____________ (swim) at the moment.
9. I _____________ (play) chess with my friend.
10. Look! He __________ (leave) the house.
11. Quiet please! I __________ (write) a letter.
12. I __________ (not do) anything at the moment.
13. __________ he __________ (watch) the news regularly.
14. I __________ (work) as an accountant.
15. Eli __________ (work) eight hours a day.
16. I __________ (know) him very well.

17. My wife __________ (have) coffee at the moment.

18. __________ you __________ (meet) your friend now?
19. Sandra __________ (work) on her project at the moment.
20. __________ Milie __________ (work) in a restaurant?
21. He __________ (wear) a T-shirt and shorts today.
22. Carlos __________ (like) fruits and vegetables.
23. Cristina __________ (have) long blond hair.
24. Whats that noise? Someone __________ (play) the piano.
25. She often __________ (talk) to herself.
1-..............it ............................... today?(snow)
2-It ................. ..................................( rain)
3- The girl .............. .................... the rain. (watch)
4-..............he ...................... with the snow?(play)
5-..............she.........................in the storm?(run)
6-She.................. ..............about the weather.(talk)
7-He............ ............ ...................the snow.(sweep)(not)
8-Alice ............... ........................ in the rain.(sing) (not)
9-He.............. .....................because it's windy.(drive)(not)
10-Peter.......... .................out in this weather.(go) (not)
1-She ........................ eating.
2-Carlos and Peter ..........painting.
3-He......................not drinking.
4-......................... I reading?
5-........................you writing?
6-We....................... listening.
7-She..........................going.
8-Carol and Tim.............studying.
9-The children ..............playing.
10-Tom......................writing.
A Write the -ing form of each verb.
1 meet ...................... 6 eat ...................... 11 wear ......................
2 study ...................... 7 smile ...................... 12 visit ......................
3 drive ...................... 8 run ...................... 13 drink ......................
4 wash ...................... 9 lie ...................... 14 swim ......................
5 sit ...................... 10 pour ...................... 15 think ......................
B Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ......................... (study) right now.
2 The teacher ......................... (write) on the blackboard at the moment. in English.
3 They ......................... (wear) blue T-shirts
4 Sally ......................... (sit) in the room now.
5 I ......................... (lie) on my bed right now
6 Today we ......................... (learn) new words

7 Billy and his dog ......................... (play) with today the ball in the garden..
8 Mum ......................... (fix) my bike.
D Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 her desk / sitting / teacher / at / the / is / ? 4 studying / at the moment / Peter / is / ?
.......................................................................... .....................................................
..................
2 TV / they / film / a / watching / are / on / . 5 letter / Jane / you / are / to / writing / a / ?
.......................................................................... .....................................................
..................
3 studying / now / students / are / the / . 6 sleeping / now / boys / arent / the / .
.......................................................................... .....................................................
..................
C Write questions. Then answer the questions.
play / piano
................................................................................................
eat / apple
......................................................................................................
play / basketball
................................................................................................
ride / bicycles
.......................................................................................................
D Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. A Underline the verb in each
sentence. Then circle the correct time expression.
1 Children usually / at present enjoy films.
2 The police officers are talking to the stranger once a day / at the moment.
3 The gardener comes to our house now / once a week .
4 Jack is helping Jill in the evening / right now.
5 Dad washes the car at the moment /
on Saturdays.
B Circle the correct answer.
1 We learn / are learning grammar at the moment.
2 Helen is wearing / wears blue jeans and a T-shirt today.
3 I always stop / am stopping the car at a red light.
4 In summer we are going / go to the beach.
5 Tom and I watch / are watching a good film at the moment.
C Fill in the blanks with Do, Does, Am, Is or Are.
1 ...................... the film star want to be in a play?
2 ...................... the twins wearing different clothes?
3 ...................... Mum making breakfast?
4 ...................... I disturbing you?
5 ...................... monkeys eat a lot of bananas?
D Fill in the blanks with dont, doesnt, am not, isnt or arent.
1 We ...................... go to the beach in winter.
2 I ...................... watching TV right now.
3 Sally ...................... buying fruit today.
4 Debbie and Paul ...................... eating pizza.
5 Dad ...................... work at the weekend.
E Complete the sentences with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 We usually .................................. (have) lunch at two oclock.
2 Listen! .................... the phone ....................(ring)?
3 I .................................. (sit) in the park today.
4 .................... people .................... (put) trees in their houses at Christmas?

5 My brother always ..................................(watch) tennis on TV.

6 My friend .................................. (not visit) me every day.
7 The boys .................................. (study) at the moment so please dont talk to them.
8 Bill .................................. (not play) outside now.
F Answer the questions.
1 Is your friend helping you with this exercise?
.......................................................................
2 Do you play football?
.......................................................................
3 Are you eating anything right now?
.......................................................................
4 Is it raining at the moment?
.......................................................................
Put the verb in present continuous or present simple
1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English?
2. Tom _________________ (have/shower) at the moment.
3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often.
4. Listen! Somebody _______________ (sing)
5. Shes tired. She ____________ (want) to go home.
6. How often ____________________ (you/read) a newspaper?
7. Excuse me, but you __________________ (sit) in my place. Oh Im sorry.
8. Im sorry. I ___________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly.
9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I ___________________ (read)
10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day?
11. You can turn off the radio. I _____________________ (not listen) to it.
12. He ____________________ (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually ________ (walk)