Compare these sentences:
Affirmative
Affirmative
I play tennis every day.
I’m playing tennis now.
Interrogative Do I play tennis every day?
Interrogative Am I playing tennis now?
Negative I don’t play tennis every day.
Negative I’m not playing tennis now.
Short answers: Yes, I do. No, I don’t
Short answers: Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
EXERCISE ONE:
Turn the sentences into present simple
EXERCISE TWO
Turn the sentences into present continuous
1-She’s watching television.
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2-They are painting the room.
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3-Mary isn’t waiting for me.
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4-Her brother is reading.
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5-Mary and I are dancing.
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6-My cat isn’t sleeping on the sofa.
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7-My aunt is working hard.
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8-Are the dogs barking?
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9-You and your friend are sitting outside
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10-Lisa is doing her homework.
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1-Mary reads history books.
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2-Tony doesn’t drink coffee.
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3-What do you do?
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4-My friends play the piano.
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5-She doesn’t draw pictures.
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6-Do your dogs eat meat?
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7-Does Mary listen to pop music?
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8-My grandfather surfs the net
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9-They often eat fruit and vegetables.
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10-I iron clothes. ___________________
EXERCISE THREE
Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1 - My sister usually _______ shopping on Fridays but now she ______________ (go/shop)
2 - ‘Why _____________________’? ‘Because ________________ a sad film’. (cry/watch)
3 - I __________ the plants every day but this week ________________it (water/not do)
4 - She _____________English but she _________________now. (teach/not teach)
5 - Why ______________ to the park? Because __________________ today. (not go/work)
6 - Listen! Someone ___________________! What _________________? (shout/happen)
7 - I’m tired because I ________________ a lot this week. I have exams. (study)
8 - I ____________ at 8 but my sister _________________ until 9. (get up/not get up)
9 - I ______ my car on Sundays. Today is Monday so I _________________(wash/not wash)
10 - ________your mother ________? Yes, she _________ reading books. (read/read)
Adapted from Mar: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=236017#thetop