Inglés Presente Continuo

1.- DECIDE IF THESE SENTENCES ARE IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1) Paco´s father reads the newspaper everyday. Present Simple.
2) Paco enjoys fishing with hisbrother. Present Simple.
3) Elvira likes pasta a lot. Present Simple.
4) Cecilia is improving her level of English. Present continuous.
5) Isabel is helping her sister with English. PresentContinuous.

2.- MATCH THE BEGINNING OF EACH SENTENCE IN I WITH ITS ENDING IN II

I

a) Paco is in a shop C
b) I´m in the bathroom A
c) Sonia is in her bedroom B
d) Paco´s fatheris in the kitchen F
e) Paco and Andrés are in the theatre D
f) Maria is the daughter of my father E

II

a) I´m having a bath.
b) She is sleeping.
c) He is buying a new suit.
d)They are watching a play.
e) She is my sister.
f) He is cooking.

EXAMPLE: 1. Paco is in a shop--C



3.- MATCH THE SENTENCES AND THE USES OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. TREND
2.FUTURE PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT
3. ACTION OCCURRING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING
4. ACTION HAPPENING AROUND THE PRESENT MOMENT IN TIME
5. REPEATED ACTION WHICH IS IRRITATING TO THE SPEAKER


A.ISABEL IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FORMAL CLOTHES 5
B. PACO IS STUDYING HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY 4
C. PACO IS GOING TO THE THEATRE WITH HIS FRIENDS ON SUNDAY 2
D. SHE IS SLEEPING 3
E. PEOPLE AREBUYING A SECOND HOUSE MORE AND MORE OFTEN 1


4.- PUT THE FOLOWING SENTECES INTO THE INTERROGATIVE FORM.

a) ISABEL IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FORMAL CLOTHES

IS ISABEL ALWAYS LOOKINGFOR FORMAL CLOTHES?

b) PACO IS STUDYING HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY

IS PACO STUDYING HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY?

c) PACO IS GOING TO THE THEATRE WITH HIS FRIENDS ON SUNDAY

IS PACO GOING TOTHE THEATRE WHITH HIS FRIENDS ON SUNDAY?

d) SHE IS SLEEPING

IS SHE SLEEPING

e) PEOPLE ARE BUYING A SECOND HOUSE MORE AND MORE OFTEN

ARE PEOPLE BUYING A SECOND HOUSE MORE AND MORE?