Present Continuous

Use

1) temporary situations

They 're staying at the Park Hotel at present.

2) actions happening at or around the moment of speaking

She is looking for a better job.

3) fixed arrangements in the near future

The Browns are visiting ustonight. (It's all arranged.)

4) changing or developing situations

His English is getting better.

Time expressions: now, at the moment, at present, nowadays, today, tonight, always, still etc.

5.1 Rewrite each sentence according to the instructions (Present Continuous):

1. She is watching TV now. (question) – Is she watching TV now?

2. He isn’t staying at his hotel. (positive) – He’s staying at his hotel.

3. She’s reading. (negative) – She isn’t reading.

4. They’re working. (question)

5. He's writing a letter. (question)

6. He's eating. (negative)

7. I'm not working. (positive)

8. She's studying at the moment. (question)

9. I'm sleeping. (negative)

10. You're reading my newspaper. (question)

5.2 Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets:

1. Look, all the people (leave) are leaving.

2. The Earth's temperature (rise) _______ because people (use) _____ too much energy.

3. She (study) _______ economics and he (study) _______ philosophy.

4. You (stand) _______ too close to the road.

5. We (stay) _______ in a lovely hotel by the beach.

6. I (go) _______ to the supermarket now, do you need anything?

7. The cat (chase) _______ the dog.

8. Technology (become) _______ cheaper all the time.

9. Pawel and Marek (train) _______ for the football game next week.

10. Manuela (listen) _______ to music in her room.

5.3 Complete the sentence with the negative form of the verb in brackets. Use contractions:

1. As you know, the Marina space mission (go) isn’t going according to plan.

2. As far as we can tell, the spacecraft (head for) _______ the moon.

3. We can't be sure because at the moment it (send) _______ us any useful information.

4. Some of the equipment on the spacecraft (work) _______ properly.

5. As a result, we (receive) _______ radio signals.

6. It seems that the solar power panels (point) _______ at the Sun.

7. So as a result, they (produce) _______ enough power.

8. And at the moment Marina’s computer (respond) _______ to our signals.

9. We are trying to correct the problem but we (have) _______ any luck.

10. However, we (give up) _______ hope.

5.4 Use the prompts to make a question:

e.g. the weather in your country / change – Is the weather in your country changing?

1. it grow / warmer or colder

……………………………………………………?

2. storms / happen more often

……………………………………………………?

3. less snow / fall in winter

……………………………………………………?

4. summer / get hotter

……………………………………………………?

5. the changes / become a problem

……………………………………………………?

6. people / worry about this

……………………………………………………?

7. they / do anything to help

……………………………………………………?

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