Look at the picture. What were the people doing? Complete the sentences using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

1. Two friends …............................. at a market.

2. Kat …................................ three bags.

3. She …................................at her handbag.

4. A man ...................................... her purse.

5. Her friend didn't notice because she ..............................…... to music.

Complete the questions using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. What …… your mother …...… at six o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Who…..you ........... to this time last week?

3. …..... the sun …..... last Sunday?

4. Where ........ you ......….. this time yesterday?

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs (present simple, present continuous, or present perfect).

1. She always (remember) remembers my birthday.

2. Look! It (snow) is snowing

3. How long (know) ______Simon?

4. Is this the second time he (lose) has lost his job ?

5. How many times (you/ take) _________________ this exam?

6. He (eat) is eating six bars of chocolate today!

7. When I’m in Paris I (usually/stay) usually stays in the Hotel du Pont, but this time I (stay)________ in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame.

8. (they/ arrive) They have arrived already?

9. My father (be) ______an engineer, but he (not/work) isn’t working right now.

10. My parents (live) __________. in Sydney. Where (your parents/ live) _________________?

11.It’s the most difficult exam I ever (take) have taken .

12. We (own) _________________two cars, an estate car and a sports car.

13. Can you drive? No, but I (learn) am learning at the moment.

14. Julie (cook) is cooking dinner. Let’s go and eat!

15. Look! That woman (try) is trying to steal that man’s wallet.

16. I (drink)  _________________ more water lately, and I feel better.

17. I (clean) _________________ all morning – I’m fed up!

18. The River Nile (flow) _________________ into the Mediterranean.

19. Sorry about the mess! I (bake) _________________

20. The students (finish) _________________ their exams. They’re very happy.

21. __________ (you/ talk) about the upcoming journey? Can I join?

22. Recently, the United States__________ (alter) the whole of their immigration laws.

23. Either kangaroo or Sydney Opera House__________ (symbolize) Australia.

24. Look at the London Eye! The wheel__________ (appear) motionless, but it__________  (rotate) slowly.

25. Look! The concert__________ (start) at 7 P.M. and__________ (end) at 9 P.M.

26. Canada__________ (provide) fish, furs, and other natural resources to the world since the 15th century.

27. We’ve already booked our holiday. We__________ (go) to Scotland in July.

28. About 375 million people__________ (speak) English as their first language.

29. To preserve natural habitat, the government__________ (establish) six national parks so far.

30. That’s the best speech I ________ever ____________(hear).

31. I__________ (live) in the UK at the moment to learn English.

32. English__________ (be) an official language in several African countries, such as Liberia, Nigeria, and South Africa.

33. __________ (you/ ever/ be) to Singapore? - Yes, I__________ (be) there twice.

34. Where do you go (you/ go) on your holiday next summer?

35. Over 670 million people visted (visit) Disneyland since its opening in 1955.

Exercise 2. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. Work in pairs. Look at pictures 1-4 and play the game. The loser says two sentences about picture 4, one in the present continuous affirmative and one in the present continuous negative.

(KÉO BÚA BAO. Làm việc theo cặp. Nhìn vào hình 1-4 và chơi trò chơi. Người thua nói hai câu về hình ảnh 4, một câu ở hiện tại tiếp diễn khẳng định và một câu ở hiện tại tiếp diễn phủ định.)

The teacher is writing on the board. (Thầy giáo đang viết lên bảng.)

Lily and Jack aren’t watching TV. (Lily và Jack không xem tivi.)

write the forms'' V-ing'' of these verbs

play- buy- get-

listen- eat- cut-

write- drink- carry-

look- sing- read-

see- speak- learn-

draw- cry- have-

work- cook- stay-

watch- brush- help-

Ai giúp em vs ạ :((( e đang cần gấp

I. Complete this letter with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (0) is given as an example.

stand seem write be make shine stay taste look cost feel

Dear Jill,

I 0) am writing to you from Granada where everything 1) ..... to be going just fine; we 2) ..... nice and relaxed. We 3) ..... in a gorgeous hotel just down the road from the Alhambra, which 4) ..... an old fortress build by the Moors. It 5) ..... at the top of the hill just opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window. It 6) ..... absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it 7) ..... a lot to stay here! Eating out is great. Have you heard of gazpacho? It’s a cold cucumber and tomato soup which they 8) ..... with oil, vinegar and garlic and it 9) ..... delicious.

Well, outside the sun 10) ..... so I’m off to get a bit of a suntan; I hope everything’s OK back in Birmingham.

Lucy

II. Present continuous & simple present. 1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ___________ 2. The student (look up) ___________ the new word right now. 3. He (play) ___________ game at the moment 4. At present, that author (write) ___________a historical novel. 5. She (play) ___________ tennis when It (rain) ___________. 6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at this market. 7. I (read) ___________book while they (do) ___________ homework 8. I (see) __________ that you (wear) ___________your best clothes. 9. My mother (cook) ___________some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ___________ in the morning. 10. Sarah often (work) ___________late at the office.