PRACTICE EXERCISE
1
Name _____________
Affirmative
Statements in the Present Continuous Tense
Fill
in the blanks with appropriate verb phrases in the present continuous tense.
1.I
___________________the first sentence of this exercise now.
2.The
earth ________________around the sun.
3.A lot of things
____________________right now. I ______________________at this page right now.
4.The sun ______________________in
Paris/New York/Tokyo right now.
5. The ice in Antarctica___________________________slowly.
6.All
my house plants _____________________from some disease.
7.I
__________________________this book in my hands.
8.Fortunately.they
________________________my schedule today.
9. Some friends of mine _________________________for
France at this very moment.
10. The maid ____________________the bed
right now.
11.
Sh! Someone _______________________ to our conversation.
12.Look!
Your dog __________________ away. Catch him!
13.
Everyone ____________________about the present continuous tense.
14.
We _______________________________in a circle of seats.
15. Our baby ____________________to walk;
also, a new tooth ___________________in his mouth.
16.I
____________________ his typewriter for the time being.
17.It's
April/October , and the days ___________________________longer/shorter .
18.All
of us _______________________older day by day.
19.They
________________________in a hotel for the time being.
20.She
___________________________in a factory temporarily.
PRACTICE
EXERCISE 2
Name _____________________
Negative
versus Affirmative Verb phrases
Put
in the blanks negative or affirmative verb phrases in the present continuous
tense.
1.
(do) I
_____________________anything about the problem.
2.
(go) We _____________________anywhere special on our vacation.
3.
(happen) Nothing much _________________________in town today.
4.
(take) I __________________anyone to the dance on Saturday night.
5.
(listen) Someone ___________________________to our conversation.
6.
(cook) Mom ___________________________anything special for dinner tonight.
7.
(pay) You _________________________any attention to my explanation.
8.
(take) Nobody ______________________________care of those poor children.
9.
(live) He __________________________somewhere in the middle of Africa.
10.
(take) The patient ________________________________any medicine now.
11. (try) Watch out ! Somebody
______________________to get your job.
12. (wear) She _________________________a
little bit of perfume.
13.
(do) That lazy person _______________________anything with his/her life.
14.
(try) Somebody _________________to steal that car.
15. (pay) They
__________________________any income taxes this year.
16.
(sing) Listen! Some birds ____________________________in the apple tree.
17.
(wear) Not everyone __________________________a costume to the party.
18.
( send) I any _____________________Christmas cards this year .
19.
(spend) My company ___________________________little money on this project.
20.
(go) We _____________________________nowhere special for the holidays.
Put
in the blanks verbs in the simple present or present continuous tense,
whichever is correct.
1. (go)
My whole family _______________to church once a week.
2. (listen)
Sh! Someone _______________to our conversation.
3. (go)
My wife and I _________________to the beach in the summer.
4. (ring)
Listen! The phone ________________in the other room.
5. (fall)
Rain seldom ________________in the Sahara.
6. (change) He is thirteen years
old, and his voice _____________________.
7. (get) Let's change the
conversation. It _________________too serious.
8. (come) Leap year
__________________every four years.
9. (grow) My grandfather ________________tomatoes in his
garden this summer.
(grow) He ________________them every
summer .
10. (leave) The children
______________________for school right now.
11.
(leave) The children __________________at 8:30 every morning of the week.
12.
(take) Sh! The baby ______________________her nap.
13.
( change) In the north the season ____________________four times a year .
14.
(die) Unfortunately, the patient ______________________ .
15. (come) The monsoon _____________________once
or twice a year.
16. (get) It's spring and the days
_____________________longer.
17.
(get) The weather _____________very cold in Moscow in the winter.
18.
(rain) It _________________hard, and I don't have an umbrella.
19.
(fly) It's November and the birds ___________________south.
20.
(fly) Many birds of Europe _____________south to Africa every winter.
Yes-No
Questions and Answers with Expletive There
Put
an appropriate form of the verb be in the first blank and an appropriate
present participle in the second.
1.
_________there anything __________on the stove?
2.
_________there something ___________you?
3.
_________there anyone ____________you on the project?
4.
_________there someone _____________at that desk?
5.
_________there a meeting ____________place tomorrow?
6.
_________there anyone special ______________you to the party?
7.
_________there any Chinese ____________in your English class?
8.
_________there a lot of people _____________in your company?
9.
____________anything important _____________place in your life now?
Now
complete the sentences in the present continuous tense.
10.
Is there a good horse/runner __________________________________?
11.
Is there anything special _____________________________________?
12.
Is there someone ___________________________________________?
13.
Are there any Arabs ________________________________________?
14.
Is there an election _________________________________________?
15.
Are there many people ______________________________________?
Fill
in the blanks with appropriate verb phrases containing be going to +
a base form.
1.
Our son ______________________the university in September.
2.
We ______________________TV for a couple of hours tonight.
3.
Tomorrow's meeting ________________________for about three hours.
4.
The world _________________to an end tomorrow.
5.
A few people _________________absent from class tomorrow.
6. Unfortunately, the police _____________anything
about the problem of crime in the city.
7.
Our company __________________a new product to the public.
8. We ________________anywhere special on
our next vacation.
9. The sun ____________________at 6:27 tomorrow morning.
10.
My boss __________________in Boston until the end of the week.
11.
Be careful! You _______________________into trouble.
12.
The party ____________________until around midnight.
13.
We _______________________anything special this coming weekend.
14.
Fortunately, his parents ______________________a divorce.
15.
The government ______________________its decision tomorrow.
16.
Unfortunately, this medicine _______________________the patient.
17.
I ________________________my house
plants tomorrow.
18.
The discussion _________________________for about an hour .
19.
He ________________________about anything in particular at the meeting.
20.No election ____________________________place
this year.