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Grammar                    Portal to Grammar

                                                               Pr esent Pr ogr es siv e
                                                               Present Progressive
                                                               (questions – short answers)

                 B  Read again and write                        QUESTIONS               SHORT ANSWERS
                   T for True or F for False.                 Am        I       playing?       Yes,      I      am.   No,       I       ’m not.
                    1.  The weather in London                 Are     you    playing?  Yes,    you    are.  No,    you     aren’t.
                      and Edinburgh today                                he                   he              he
                      is the same.                            Is       she    playing?  Yes,    she     is.  No,     she     isn’t.
                                                                         it                    it               it
                    2. Some children are
                      throwing snowballs                                 we                   we             we
                                                                                  Yes,    you     are.
                                                              Are    you     playing?
                                                                                                 No,    you    aren’t.
                      at Tommy24’s window.                              they                they            they
                    3. It’s cold and sunny
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                      in Miami.                                Complete with the Present Progressive of the verbs
                                                               in brackets.
                    4. Motorbike World has
                      got lots of action.                      1. A: What                                           the children
                    5. Suzie26 doesn’t like                                                                  (do)?
                      Motorbike World                            B: They’re outside. They                                           (make)
                      very much.                                   a snowman.
                                                               2. A: Where                                      you
                                                                   (go)? It                                           (rain) and you haven’t
                                                                   got an umbrella.
                                                                 B: It’s OK. I like the rain.

                                                               3.  A:                                           Cassie
                                                                   (talk) on the phone?
                                                                 B: No, she isn’t. She                                           (sleep).

                 Listen


                       Listen to a dialogue between two friends, Billy and Kevin, at the park.
                   Answer the questions. Choose a or b.
                  1.  What’s the weather like today?  2. What is Billy’s brother,       3.  Where is Kevin going now?
                                                        James, doing right now?









                  a                                  a                                 a










                 b                                  b                                 b
                       Speak


                          GUESSING GAME: What are they doing?
                          Go to the Speaking Activities section.
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