Forming the Present Continuous Tense To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you need the correct form of ‘to be’ (am, is, are) and the –ing (Gerund) form of the verb Forming negative sentences I am not You We They are not / aren't He She It is not/ isn't reading a book watching TV going to the cinema now playing basketball starting his plan standing next to me raining now Fill in the sentences with the negative form of the Present Continuous Tense e.g.: You … (dance)  aren't dancing 1) 2) 3) 4) Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb (Present Continuous), then rewrite the sentences into negative ones Look at the example e.g.: Paul … a hamburger (eat)  is eating, Paul isn't eating a hamburger 1) The Sullivans _ on holiday (go) 2) We _ round the school (run) 3) The dog _ in the dog house (hide) 4) She _ the truth (tell) 5) You _ at me (smile) 6) Henry _ his homework (do) 7) It at the moment (snow) 8) I now (get up) 9) The girls _ stars from paper (cut) 10) He _ a test (write) 11) We _ to the beach (travel) 12)Mavis _ a new dress (buy) 13)The teacher _ us new exercises (give) 14)You on the stones (step) 15)My sister _ on a concert (dance) I _ my soup (eat) You _ the cat (feed) Mum _ us chocolate (bring) They _ pictures about animals (draw) 5) It _ now (rain) 6) The boy _ his cars (push) 7) Mandy _ English at school (teach) 8) Tim and Kim _ their hands (clap) 9) We _ stones on the beach (collect) 10)You _ to your grandpa (talk) 11) Joyce _ the flowers in the garden (water) 12)I _ the bedroom (tidy) You can see different pictures Write negative 13)Phil _ photos about us (take) sentences in Present Continuous using these pictures You 14)You _ a newspaper (read) can name the people in the pictures You can write more 15)The family _ breakfast (have) sentences to the pictures Write the sentences into your exercise-book Use the following verbs  to carry books  to blow  to swim  to rain  to smile  to skip the rope  to ride a bike  to read a comic  to sit on a bench  to hold a torch They stand in 3I ask home learn Bob the corner too drive put 5I children The much You the football play the zoo milk books shelf Dad to The any on the take us cat drink You can see a lot of words above Your task is to First make the sentences negative Then rewrite write negative sentences in Present Continuous Just them with the given information Look at the example follow the arrows and look at the numbers which show e.g.: Mary is cooking lunch (write an e-mail) Mary isn't you which words belong to which sentence cooking lunch Mary is writing an e-mail 1) 1) Travis is holding a book (read) _ _ 2) 2) Clive and Steve are playing basketball (eat an ice cream) _ 3) _ 3) Mum is washing up (iron the clothes) _ 4) _ 4) I am listening to music (watch TV) 5) 5) The boys are skating (build a snowman) _ 6) _ 6) You are sitting on a chair (lie in the bed) _ 7) _ 7) Barbie is dreaming about a new skirt (buy) _ 8) _ 8) Mum is picking up the laundry (wash) _ _ 6First find out which verb goes to which sentence then 8Where is the mistake? Correct the mistakes if there fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the is If the sentence is correct, put a tick on the lines Present Continuous Tense Look at the example e.g.: You … home  aren't going • ride • paint • listen • have • lie • put • write • cut • clean • carry Larry his teeth now Tom and Davy the books into their schoolbags 3) The dogs under the tree 4) You the walls of his house 5) The two men a heavy box 6) Mavis a horse 7) The family the lunch 8) I to Chopin 9) Mr Green _ my hair 10) We a test in English 1) 2) 7First find out which verb goes to which sentence then 1) Jill and I am not playing cards _ 2) You are not writting a letter _ 3) I am not wearing black shoes _ 4) Mary isn't studiing Maths _ 5) My teeth isn't aching _ 6) I amn't ironing your T-shirts _ 7) Jason isn't plantting trees in the garden _ 8) The rabbit isn't hopping _ 9) The family aren't having lunch _ 10) Ben isn't rideing a bike _ 9Write true sentences using the negative form of the fill in the sentences with the negative form of it in the present continuous about you and your classmates or family Present Continuous Tense Look at the example e.g.: You … home  aren't going • swim • iron • watch • get • drink • snow • bring • mend • travel • go 1) The Lees _ TV 2) Charles in the lake 3) Mummy the clothes 4) The men the roof 5) The children milk 6) It 7) Mandy on the bus 8) It's nine o'clock I to bed 9) It's almost o'clock It dark 10) The postman the letters 1) _ _ 2) _ _ 3) _ _ 4) _ _ 5) _ _ 6) _ _ 7) _ _ 8) _ _ 9) _ _ 10) _ _ Solution Task 16) The Sullivans are going on holiday The Sullivans aren't going on holiday 17) We are running round the school We aren't running round the school 18) The dog is hiding in the dog house The dog isn't hiding in the dog house 19) She is telling the truth She isn't telling the truth 20) You are smiling at me You aren't smiling at me 21) Henry is doing his homework Henry isn't doing his homework 22) It is snowing at the moment It isn't snowing at the moment 23) I am getting up now I am not getting up now 24) The girls are cutting stars from paper The girls aren't cutting stars from paper 25) He is writing a test He isn't writing a test 26) We are travelling to the beach We aren't travelling to the beach 27) Mavis is buying a new dress Mavis isn't buying a new dress 28) The teacher is giving us new exercises The teacher isn't giving us new exercises 29) You are stepping on the stones You aren't stepping on the stones 30) My sister is dancing on a concert My sister isn't dancing on a concert Task 1) am not eating 2) aren't feeding 3) isn't bringing 4) aren't drawing 5) isn't raining 6) isn't pushing 7) isn't teaching 8) aren't clapping 9) aren't collecting 10) aren't talking 11) isn't watering 12) am not tidying 13) isn't taking 14) aren't reading 15) isn't having Task 1) He isn't carrying books 2) The wind isn't blowing 3) She isn't swimming 4) It isn't raining 5) She isn't smiling 6) She isn't skipping the rope 7) She isn't riding a bike 8) He isn't reading a comic 9) They aren't sitting on a bench 10) He isn't holding a torch Task 1) They aren't learning 2) Bob isn't standing in the corner 3) I am not asking too much 4) The children aren't playing football 5) I am not putting the books on the shelf 6) Dad isn't taking us to the zoo 7) The cat isn't drinking any milk 8) You aren't driving home Task 9) Travis isn't holding a book Travis is reading a book 10) Clive and Steve aren't playing basketball Clive and Steve are eating an ice-cream 11) Mum isn't washing up Mum is ironing the clothes 12) I am not listening to music I am watching TV 13) The boys aren't skating The boys are building a snowman 14) You aren't sitting on a chair You are lying in the bed 15) Barbie isn't dreaming about a new skirt Barbie is buying a new skirt 16) Mum isn't picking up the laundry Mum is washing the laundry Task 1) Larry isn't cleaning his teeth now 2) Tom and Davy aren't putting the books into their schoolbags 3) The dogs aren't lying under the tree 4) You aren't painting the walls of his house 5) The two men aren't carrying a heavy box 6) Mavis isn't riding a horse 7) The family isn't having the lunch 8) I am not listening to Chopin 9) Mr Green isn't cutting my hair 10) We aren't writing a test in English Task 1) The Lees aren't watching TV 2) Charles isn't swimming in the lake 3) Mummy isn't ironing the clothes 4) The men aren't mending the roof 5) The children aren't drinking milk 6) It isn't snowing 7) Mandy isn't travelling on the bus 8) It's nine o'clock I am not going to bed 9) It's almost o'clock It isn't getting dark 10) The postman isn't bringing the letters Task 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) Jill and I are not playing cards You are not writing a letter I am not wearing black shoes  Mary isn't studying Maths My teeth aren't aching I am not ironing your T-shirts Jason isn't planting trees in the garden The rabbit isn't hopping  The family isn't having lunch 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