Present Continuous

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The Present Continuous Tense

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Write pairs of sentences.

I / not study (write a letter)
I’m not studying. I’m writing a letter.

1 they / not talk (argue)
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2 James / not use his computer (phone his friend)
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3 she / not make her bed (tidy her room)
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4 we / not watch TV (chat)
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5 you / not sing (shout)
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6 my friends / not study (relax)
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7 it / not rain (snow)
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8 he / not surf the Internet (send an e–mail)
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Complete the questions with the present continuous of the verbs below.

use send write speak study interrupt

1 ‘Who ….................……................... (you) a text message to?’ ‘My girlfriend.’
2 ‘What language ….................……................... (she) on the board?’ ‘Arabic.’
3 ‘Why ….................……................... (you) our conversation?’ ‘Because I need to speak to you.’
4 ‘I can’t understand this film. What language ….................……................. (they)?’ ‘Russian.’
5 ‘Why ….................……................... (you) that code?’ ‘Because I want to understand it.’
6 ‘What machine ….................……................... (he)?’ ‘The fax machine.’

Complete the phone call with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Present Simple/Continuos).

L: Hi, Jane! It’s Liz. What (1) ….............… (do)?
J: I (2) ….................… (do) my homework.
L: I’m with Sue in town. We (3) ….................… (buy) clothes. Do you want to come?
J: No, thanks. I (4) ….................… (save) my money at the moment. I (5) ….................… (want) to buy some new CDs.
L: Oh, Jane! We never (6) ….................… (see) you after school. Please come!
J: I’m really sorry, I can’t.
L: OK. See you tomorrow at school.
J: OK. Bye.