Present Continuous

1.1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

come get happen look make start stay try work

1. 'You '_____________hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'

2. I ____________for Christine. Do you know where she is?

3. It ___________ dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4. They haven't got anywhere to I've at the moment. They _________ with friends until they find somewhere.

5. 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I _________.

6. Have you got an umbrella? It __________to rain.

7. You _________ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ___________to concentrate.

8. Why are all these people here? What ___________?

1.2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1. '_____ Colin ___________ this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Colin/work)

2. Why _________ at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look)

3. 'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What ________?' (she/study)

4. _____________ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)

5. How is your English? _________ better? (it/get)

1.3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).

1. I'm tired. I__________(go) to bed now. Goodnight!

2. We can go out now. It _____________ (rain) any more.

3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I __________ (enjoy) it very much.'

4. Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She ___________(have) a great time and doesn't want to come back.

5. I want to lose weight, so this week I __________ (eat) lunch.

6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ___________ (learn) German.

7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They _______ (speak) to each other.

1.4 Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.

SARAH: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1) ___________ (you/do) these days?

BRIAN: I (2) _________ (train) to be a supermarket manager.

SARAH: Really? What's it like? (3) __________ (you/enjoy) it?

BRIAN: It's all right. What about you?

SARAH: Well, actually I (4) ___________ (not/work) at the moment.

I (5) __________ (try) to find a job but it's not easy.

But I'm very busy. I (6) __________ (decorate) my flat.

BRIAN: (7) __________ (you/do) it alone?

SARAH: No, some friends of mine (8) __________ (help) me.

1.5 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs: get change rise fall increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1. The population of the world ________ very fast.

2. Ken is still ill but he ________better slowly.

3. The world _________. Things never stay the same.

4. The cost of living _________. Every year things are more expensive.

5. The economic situation is already very bad and it _________ worse.