Family and friends. Present Continuous.Test 1.

Jim is a worried father. He is phoning his wife, Liz, to find out what the children are doing. Put the verbs into the Present Continuous.

Jim: Liz, where are the children? I heard that a big storm           (come) towards town.

Liz: Don’t worry, Jim. Everybody is safe.

Jim: But,    Jane        (riding) her bike in the street today?

Liz: Not any more. When it started to rain, she came in the house. Now, she          (do) a jigsaw puzzle on the oor. Amy           (try) to help her.

Jim: Is Nick in the garden?    he         (play) soccer?

Liz: No, he’s here too, Jim. He             (study) for his French test at school tomorrow.

Jim: And, Sasha? Where is she?

Liz: She            (help) me in the kitchen.

Jim:    she         (cook)?

Liz: No! I           (bake) a cake and she             (clean) everything I use.

Jim: OK, I           (come) home now!

Put in the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous.

1 Alexander            a film. (to watch)

2 We             a computer game. (to play)

3 The dog            at the cat. (to bark)

Put in the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous.

4 Peter            his rabbits. (to feed)

5 Phil and Johnsy             a song. (to sing)

6 Mary            her hair. (to wash)

Put in the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous.

7 I            to Doris. (to talk)

8 Peggy            a picture. (to draw)

9 Henry and his sister             their mother. (to help)

Put in the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous.

10 You              the poem by heart. (to learn)

11 He             in the lake. (to swim)

12 Andrew and Colin            muns. (to make)