Present Continuous All Forms Exercise 3 Make the present continuous: 1. (I / be silly? ) __Am I being silly? ________________________________________________________________ 2. (they / not / read) __They aren’t reading ______________________________________________________________ 3. (I / cook tonight) ___I am cooking tonight _______________________________________________________________ 4. (He / see the doctor tomorrow?) ___is he seeing the doctor tomorrow? ______________________________________________________________ 5. (you / eat chocolate?) __Are you eating chocolate? ________________________________________________________________ 6. (What / you / do?) ___What are you doing? _______________________________________________________________ 7. (We / make a mistake?) __Are we making a mistake? ________________________________________________________________ 8. (you / come tomorrow) __You are coming tomorrow ________________________________________________________________ 9. (It / snow) ___It’s snowing _______________________________________________________________ 10. (John/ sleep at the moment) ___John’s sleeping at the moment _______________________________________________________________ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 11. (he / not / dance) ____He isn’t dancing ______________________________________________________________ 12. (how / they / get here?) ___How are they getting here? _______________________________________________________________ 13. (when / it / start?) ___When is it starting? _______________________________________________________________ 14. (I / not / speak Chinese at the moment) ____I am not speaking Chinese at the moment ______________________________________________________________ 15. (Jill / drink tea now?) ___Is Jill drinking tea now? _______________________________________________________________ 16. (He / pay the bill at the moment?) ___Is he paying the bill at the moment? _______________________________________________________________ 17. (I / stay with a friend for the weekend) ___I am staying with a friend for the weekend _______________________________________________________________ 18. (when / John / arrive?) ___When is John arriving? _______________________________________________________________ 19. (They / come to the party?) ____Are they coming to the party? ______________________________________________________________ 20. (we / not / study) we aren’t studying __________________________________________________________________ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Answers:
1. Am I being silly?
2. They aren't reading.
3. I'm cooking tonight.
4. Is he seeing the doctor tomorrow?
5. Are you eating chocolate?
6. What are you doing?
7. Are we making a mistake?
8. You’re coming tomorrow.
9. Its snowing.
10. John’s sleeping at the moment.
11. He isn't dancing
12. How are they getting here?
13. When is it starting?
14. I'm not speaking Chinese at the moment.
15. Is Jill drinking tea now?
16. Is he paying the bill at the moment?
17. I’m staying with a friend for the weekend.
18. When is John arriving?
19. Are they coming to the party?
20. We aren’t studying.

Present Perfect Simple Questions Make ‘yes / no’ present perfect questions: 1. (They / go / to the USA?) ___Have they gone been to the USA? ____________________________________________________________ 2. (You / read / ‘War and Peace’?) ___Have you read war and peace ____________________________________________________________ 3. (She / be / late for a meeting?) ___Has she been late for a meeting ‘ ____________________________________________________________ 4. (He / meet / your family yet?) ___Has he met your family yet? ____________________________________________________________ 5. (They / live / here as long as we have?) __Have they lived here as long as we have? _____________________________________________________________ 6. (You / go / to Australia?) __Have you gone been to Australia? _____________________________________________________________ 7. (She / miss / the bus?) ___Has she missed the bus? ____________________________________________________________ 8. (I / meet / you before?) __Have I meet you before? _____________________________________________________________ 9. (They / take / the exam?) ___Have they take the exam? ____________________________________________________________ 10. (She / work / in this company for fifteen years?) ___Has she worked in this company for fifteen years? ____________________________________________________________ © 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Make ‘wh’ present perfect questions: 11. (How long / she / live in London?) ____How long has she lived in London? ___________________________________________________________ 12. (Where / you / be?) ____Where have you been? ___________________________________________________________ 13. (How much coffee / you / drink today?) ____How much coffee have you drunk today? ___________________________________________________________ 14. (What / you / do today?) ____What have you done today? ___________________________________________________________ 15. (How long / he / work here?) ____How long has he worked here? ___________________________________________________________ 16. (Why / you / bring that?) ____Why have you brought that? ___________________________________________________________ 17. (How many times / you / visit Scotland?) ___How many times have you visited Scotland? ____________________________________________________________ 18. (How many books / you / read this week?) ____How many books have you read this week? ___________________________________________________________ 19. (How long / you study English?) ___How long have you studied English? ____________________________________________________________ 20. (How much food / you / buy?) ___How much food have you bought? ____________________________________________________________ © 2008 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Answers:
1. Have they gone / been* to the USA?
2. Have you read ‘War and Peace’?
3. Has she been late for a meeting?
4. Has he met your family yet?
5. Have they lived here as long as we have?
6. Have you gone / been* to Australia?
7. Has she missed the bus?
8. Have I met you before?
9. Have they take the exam?
10. Has she worked in this company for fifteen years?
11. How long has she lived in London?
12. Where have you been?
13. How much coffee have you drunk today?
14. What have you done today?
15. How long has he worked here?
16. Why have you brought that?
17. How many times have you visited Scotland?
18. How many books have you read this week?
19. How long have you studied English?
20. How much food have you bought?* see the been / gone explanation on