The Present Continuous المضارع المستمر
1
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form
1. Ahmed ----------------a book now.( read )
2. I ----------- about the exam at the moment. (think)
3. ------------------------- now ? ( you / sleep )
4. We ---------------------- now. (not /eat )
5. where -----------------------? ( you / go )
6. why ---------------------?( Ahmed and Ali / fight )
7. You -------------------------to me. ( not / listen )
8. The cat ---------------------------------- some milk. ( drink )
9. What ---------------------------- at the moment ? ( you / do )
10. Hello, mum. I ---------------------- you from Dubai . ( call )
Exercise 2
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form.
1. The sun always -----------------------down in the west. (go )
2. Look! The sun -------------------------down now . (go )
3. My father never ------------------------- .( smoke )
4. They usually ----------------- to school on time. ( come )
5. My brother can’t talk to you now. He ------ his car. (repair )
6. We often ------------------ at home during the holidays . ( stay )
7. I rarely ------------------------- up late. ( stay )
8. Where ------------------------ on Fridays. (you / go )
9. Excuse me, you ---------------------- on my foot. ( stand )
10. Look at that bird, it --------------------- high in the sky. ( fly )
Answers to Exercise 2:
1. The sun always ---goes--------------------down in the west. (go )
2. Look! The sun -------is going------------------down now . (go )
3. My father never ------smokes------------------- .( smoke )
4. They usually ---------come-------- to school on time. ( come )
5. My brother can’t talk to you now. He is repairing- his car. (repair )
6. We often ----stay-------------- at home during the holidays . ( stay )
7. I rarely ------------stay up------------- up late. ( stay )
8. Where --------do you go---------------- on Fridays. (you / go )
9. Excuse me, you -------are standing--------------- on my foot. ( stand )
10. Look at that bird, it -----is flying--------------- high in the sky. ( fly )