Question

Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous form:
A – Joanne _________________________ a poem at this moment. (write)
B – Lorraine___________ now _______________ English. (learn)
C – He ______________________ an examination now. (take)
D – We _____________________ French at this moment. (practice)
E – Brazil ____________________ fast in this field. (grow)
2. Turn into interrogative form:
A – The students are eating at the cafeteria now.
B – Someone is playing the piano.
C – Mary is washing her clothes now.
D – We are inviting some boys to the party this evening.
E – They are going to the theater.
3. Turn the five sentences listed in the above exercise (exercice nº 2) into negative form.
4. Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous form of the given verbs:
A – The old man _________________________ to the fish when the sharks appeared. (talk)
B – The sharks _______________________ near the skiff when the old man saw them. (swim)
C – He _______________________ the fish when the oar butt broke. (fight)

Answer 1

1. A. Joanne is writing a poem at this moment. (write)

  B – Lorraine is learning English now  (learn)

  C – He is taking an examination now. (take)

  D – We are practicing French at this moment. (practice)

  E – Brazil is growing fast in this field. (grow)

2. A. Are the students eating at the cafeteria now?

   B. Is someone playing the piano?

   C. Is Mary washing her clothes now?

   D. Are we inviting some boys to the party this evening?

   E. Are they going to the theater?

3. A. The students are not eating at the cafeteria now.

   B. Nobody is playing the piano.

   C. Mary is not washing her clothes now.

   D. We are not inviting some boys to the party this evening.

   E. They are not going to the theater.

4. A – The old man was talking to the fish when the sharks appeared. (talk)

   B – The sharks were swimming near the skiff when the old man saw them. (swim)

  C – He was fighting the fish when the oar butt broke. (fight)