Part 4 The Present Progressive Unit 9 The Present Progressive
Part 1 Affirmative Statements with the Present Progressive
Match the sentences.
1	_______	Mary is at the library.			a	They’re playing soccer.
2	_______	The boy is in his bedroom.			b	She's talking to her doctor.
3	_______	Dad's in the kitchen.			c	They're writing sentences.
4	_______	Peg and Sue are at a restaurant.			d	He's sleeping.
5	_______	Judy's in her office.			e	She's reading a book.
6	_______	The students are in the class.			f	He's cooking.
7	_______	The boys are at the park.			g	They're eating.
8	_______	My grandma is in the hospital.			h	She's working at her computer.
Part 2 Base Form and Verb + -ing
Complete the chart. Use the -ing form of the verbs.
	Base form	-ing form			Base form		-ing form
1	ask	_____________			7	look	_____________
2	close	_____________			8	listen	_____________
3	do	_____________			9	move	_____________
4	dream	_____________			10	open	_____________
5	enjoy	_____________			11	run	_____________
6	fix	_____________			12	shine	_____________
Part 3 Affirmative and Negative Statements with the Present Progressive
Write affirmative and negative sentences in the present progressive.
1	(+) Jeremy/ listen to music. (-) He/ play / a computer game.
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2	(-) Tim and Jessica/ fix their car. (+) They/ watch a movie.
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3	(+) Tim/ drink (-) Tim / eat
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4	(-) Judy/ read (+) She/ talk
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5	(+) Bill and Steve/ listen/ to a play. (-) They/ talk.
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6	(-) The athletes/ play basketball. (+) They/ play soccer.
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7	(-) Mary, Annie, and Ben/ sit / in the park (+) They/ sit/ in the living room.
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Part 4 Affirmative and Negative Statements with the Present Progressive
Write true sentences about yourself.
1	I/ wear/ pants/ right now.
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2	I / wear / glasses/ right now.
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3	I / listen/ to music / right now.
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4	I / sit / in my bedroom / right now.
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5	I /eat / right now
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6	I / sit / with my friend / right now.
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7	I / drink / water / right now.
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8	I / look / at a computer / right now.
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Unit 10 The Present Progressive: Yes/ No Questions
Part 1 Short Answers with the Present Progressive
Answer the questions.
1	Are you doing your homework?
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2	Is it raining?
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3	Are you listening to music?
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4	Is your teacher talking to you?
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5	Are your friends doing their homework with you?
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6	Are you having fun?
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7	Are you working hard?
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8	Is the sun shining?
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Part 2 Yes/ No Questions with the Present Progressive
Write yes/no questions. Use the words in parentheses.
1	She's reading. (a book?)
	Is she reading a book?_______________________
2	He's sleeping. (in his bedroom?
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3	They're writing. (a letter? )
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4	Ben's doing his homework. (alone? )
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5	I'm talking. (to your boss? )
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6	Kelly's daydreaming. (about her vacation? )
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7	The kids are cleaning. (the bathroom? )
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8	We're baking. (cookies? )
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Part 3 Yes/ No Questions and short answers with the present progressive.
Write the questions and write short answers.
1	Jessica/ cook chicken				(Yes)
	Is Jessica cooking chicken?				Yes, she is.
2	Jessica/ wear a hat				(No)
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3	Jessica and Tim/ eat a restaurant				(No)
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4	the cat/ wear a hat				(Yes)
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5	Ben and Annie / play cards				(Yes)
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6	Jeremy / play a computer game				(Yes)
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7	Tim / write a letter				(No)
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8	the cat / sit on the chair				(Yes)
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9	the cat / baby-sit				(No)
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Part 6 Conversation Completion
Complete the conversation. Use the words in the box below.
	anniversary They're baking going are having homework		great doing Everything's listening sleeping See
Kelly:	Hello?
Jessica:	Hi, Kelly. This is Mrs. Olson. How's it _______?
	Are the children ______ to you?
Kelly:	Oh, yes. ______ wonderful.
Jessica:	Good. Is Ben ________ his homework?
Kelly:	No, not now. He's ________.
	We're making cookies.
Jessica	Oh? Well, that's nice. Just remind him about
	his __________. What about Annie?
	Is she _________ in bed?
Kelly:	No. Her friend Gail is here. The girls
	_______ playing. They're _________
	fun.
Jessica:	Hmm. Well, I'm sure they're okay. But
	please go and check.
Kelly:	Sure, Mrs. Olson. Don't worry. Everything is
	________. Enjoy your ___________.
Jessica:	Thanks, Kelly.. _______ you around eleven.
Unit 11 The Present Progressive
Part 1 Question Words
Write the correct question words. Use who, what, where, why, or how.
1	________	a	In the park
2	________	b	Bill and Steve
3	________	c	Soccer
4	________	d	At a table
5	________	e	Because they're having a picnic
6	________	f	Great
7	________	g	They're listening to the radio
8	________	h	Jeremy is
9	________	i	Because he's cooking
Part 2 Wh-Questions in the Present Progressive
Write questions in the present progressive. Then find an answer for each question in Exercise 1.
1	Who/ Tim / talk / to (Bill and Steve)
	_________________________?			________________________.
2	Where/ Tim / barbecue/ hot dogs			(in the park)
	_________________________?			________________________.
3	Why/ the Olsons/ eat / in the park (because/ they/ have / a picnic)
	_________________________?			________________________.
4	What/ the children/ play			(Soccer)
	_________________________?			________________________.
5	Where/ Jessica/ sit			(At a table)
	_________________________?			________________________.
6	Why/ Tim / wear / an apron			(Because/ he / cooking)
	_________________________?			________________________.
7	How/ the picnic/ go			(Great)
	_________________________?			________________________.
8	Who/ play/ soccer with the children (Jeremy)
	_________________________?			________________________.
9	What/ Judy and her friends/ do			(They/ listen/ to the radio)
	_________________________?			________________________.