O Present Continuous Questions

LESSON 5

Present Continuous Questions

Interrogative form

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• Are you feeling OK? Yes, I’m fine, thank you.
• Is it raining? Yes, take an umbrella.
• Is Paul working today? Yes, he is.
• Are your friends staying at a hotel? No, they aren’t. They’re staying with me.

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• What’re you doing? I’m dancing now.
• What’s he doing? He is studying now.
• What’s it doing? It’s eating now.
• What’s she doing? She’s travelling now.

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• Why are you crying? Because I’m sad.
• Where’s she going? She’s going to the cinema.
• Who are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sue?
• How are you doing? I’m fine, thanks.

• Make questions and complete the sentences with Present Continuous:

1. What are you doing now_?

Now I’m playing (to play) football.

2. What they are singing?

Peter and Tom are singing (to sing) 'We are the Champions'.

3. _________________________________________________________?

Sarah _____________ (to take) photos with her new digital camera!

4. _________________________________________________________?

Shut up!!We ___________ (to watch) our favorite series 'One tree hill'.

5. _________________________________________________________?

Sam ________________ (to read) the text.

Exercises

1. Look at the pictures and write the questions:

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1. Look at the pictures and complete the questions. Use one of these:

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1. Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order

1. (working/ Paul/ today?) Is Paul working today?
2. (what/ doing/ the children?) __What are the children doing? __________
3. (you/ listening/ to me?) _____________________________________________
4. (where/ going/ your friends?) ________________________________________
5. (your parents/ television/ watching?) _Are your parents watching television?____
6. (what/ cooking/ Ann?) ______________________________________________
7. (why/ you/ looking/ at me?)__________________________________________
8. (coming/ the bus?)__Is the bus coming?_________________________

1. Write short answers (Yes, I am./ No, he isn’t. etc)

1. Are you watching TV? __________________________________
2. Are you wearing a watch? _______________________________
3. Are you eating something? ______________________________
4. Is it raining? __________________________________________
5. Are you sitting on the floor? __________________________________
6. Are you feeling well? ________________________________________

1. Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

1. You__ are using____________ (use) my mobile phone![pic 6]
2. My dad ____________________ (wash) his car.[pic 7]
3. It _________________________(not rain) today.[pic 8]
4. Who _is she chatting___________ (she / chat) to now?[pic 9]
5. What_______________________ (you / do) at the moment?[pic 10]
6. We ________________________ (sit) on the train.[pic 11]
7. The students _________________(have) lunch in the canteen.
8. 'Are you making dinner?' 'Yes,_________________________.'

1. Make the present continuous – ‘yes / no’ or ‘wh’ questions:

1. (what time / you / go to the cinema)? What time are you going to the cinema?
2.  (why / you / study)?____________________________________________________
3. (when / you / leave)? __________________________________________________
4. (you / smoke)? _______________________________________________________
5. (you / drink / wine)? __________________________________________________
6. (what / you / drink now)? ________________________________________________