Use the correct form of the Present Progressive.

1. Two cats ___ (have) a fight in our flowerbed. 2. A cat ___ (mew) somewhere quite near. 3. More and more people ___ (recycle) their rubbish. 4. My back ___ (hurt) after the day’s work. 5. Why ___ you ___ (smell) the macaroni? Anything strange about it? 6. In this case you ___ (be) rather foolish. 7. You ___ constantly (sneeze)! Have you caught flu? 8. The cook ___ (taste) the food before serving it. 9. Do you think he’s right? – I ___ (think) about it right now. 10. Why ___ you ___ (feel) the radiator? – It ___ (get) cold. 11. He ___ always ___ (play) music too loud! 12. I ___ (write) to tell you the news: Jack and Mary ___ (marry) next month.

 

*9. You are at a railway station. It’s a busy day. Describe what see.

perform; coo; smoke; scream; look around; ask; read; drink; offer; cheat; sleep; hold; arrest; check; sell; run; carry; beg; chat; laugh; push; buy; start; hurry

1. A baby ___. 2. Its mother ___. 3. Two gypsies ___. 4. A red-cheeked saleswoman ___. 5. A shabbily dressed man ___. 6. Three policemen ___. 6. The announcer ___. 7. Several newsagents ___. 8. A beggar ___. 9. Trains ___. 10. A group of foreigners ___. 11. Two or three porters ___. 12. The flash-board ___. 13. A hungry-looking young man ___. 14. A child of about five and his younger sister ___. 15. A young couple ___. 16. Several young soldiers ___. 17. At the booking-office some people ___. 18. Some pigeons on the pavement ___. 19. Passengers ___. 20. Two conmen ___.

 

*10. Restore the sentences, using present progressive forms.

Model: I/examples

I’ m giving examples.

1. my sister/ her hair 2. we/ rules 3. somebody/ the guitar 4. the northern wind/ again 5. mom and dad/ in the garden 6. a famous firm/ competent employees 7. some children/ a snowman 8. the police/ a dangerous criminal 9. people upstairs/ the party 10. a mouse/ my cheese 11. our cat/ mice 12. father/ the carpets 13. mother/ fish 14. students/ at the back of the classroom 15. I/ another boy

beat, blow, doze, dig, make, follow, dye, look for,

eat, date, learn, play, question, enjoy, catch, fry

 

*11. Complete each sentence with a present progressive form. Add some more words if necessary.

Model: It’s terribly cold. My feet are freezing.

1. Let’s talk in a whisper. The children ___ 2. Take a spade and join Dad. He ___ 3. Hush, the Dean ___ 4. Is anything wrong? I see the child ___ 5. I can hardly see a yard in front of me. The fog ___ 6. Look how beautifully the leaves ___ 7. Don’t disturb me, I ___ 8. Hurry up! We ___ 9. It’s bitterly cold. The northern wind ___ 10. It’s nearly midnight, but somebody ___

 

*12. Complete the sentences, describing possible or fantastic processes which are taking place at the present moment.

1. A brick ___ 2. The clock ___ 3. The teacher ___ 4. The bell ___ 5. The Dean ___ 6. The board ___ 7. The students in the neighbouring room ___ 8. The climate ___ 9. An ambulance ___ 10. My boy/ girl-friend___