Ejercicio 6 "The present continuous tense"

1. She not work, she swim in the river
She is not working, she are swimming in the river

2 he teach his boy to ride
He is not teaching his boy to ride

3 why Ann not wear her new dress?
Why is not Ann wearing her new dress?

4 The aeroplane fly at 2.000 meters.
The aeroplane is flying at 2000 meters.

5 What Tom do now? He clean his shoes
What is Tom doing now? He is cleaning his shoes

6 This fire go out. Somebody bring more coal?
This fire is going out. Somebody is bringing more coal?

7 It rain?
Yes, it rain very hard. You can´t go out yet
Is it raining?
Yes, it is raining very hard. You can´t go out yet


8 You mend my shirt
You are mending my shirt

9 You not tell the truth
How do you know that I not tell the truth?
You are not telling the truth
How do you know that am not I telling the truth?

10 Who is moving the furniture about upstairs?
It´s Tom. He is paint the front bedroom.
Who move the furniture about upstairs?
It´s Tom. He is painting the front bedroom.

11 Mrs. Jones sweep the steps outside her house
Mrs. Jones is sweeping the steps outside her house

12 What you read now? I read Crime and Punishment
What are you reading now? I am reading Crime and Punishment

13 It is lovely day. The sun shine and the birds sing
It is lovely day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing


14 Someone knock at the door. You not go to answer it?
Someone is knocking at the door. Are You not going to answer it?

15 She always ring up asking silly questions
She always is ringing up asking silly questions

16 My mother doesn´t usually make cakes on Mondays, but she make one today as my aunt come to tea tomorrow
My mother doesn´t usually make cakes on Mondays, but she is making one today as my aunt is coming to tea tomorrow

17 Where is Tom? He lie under the cat
Where is Tom? He is lying under the cat

18 Can I borrow your pen or you use it at the moment?
Can I borrow your pen or are you using it at the moment?

19 You do anything this evening? No, I´m not
Are You doing anything this evening? No, I´m not

20 Child: come and look. The house across the road is on fire!
Mother: I can´t come now, I make an omelet. Is the Fire Brigade there?
Child: Yes, They have just arrived and the men jump down from engine
Child: come and look. The house across the road is on fire!
Mother: I can´t come now, I am making an omelet. Is the Fire Brigade there?
Child: Yes, They have just arrived and the men is jumping down from engine
21 Mother: What the people of the house do?
Child: Some of them stand in the street holding a blanket and anthers throw things down from the windows
Mother: What are the people of the house doing?
Child: Some of them are standing in the street holding a blanket and others are throwing things down from the windows


22 A woman wave from the attic. I think she is trapped. Perhaps the stairs blaze
A woman is waving from the attic. I think she is trapped. Perhaps the stairs is blazing
23 the fireman put up a ladder and one of them climb up to help her
the firemen are putting up a ladder, and one of them is climbing up to help her

24 Now the fireman come down again. He carry a baby. The woman follow
Now the fireman is coming down again. He is carrying a baby. The woman is following

25 we have breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow because Tom catch an early train
we are having breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow because Tom is catching an early train

26 Why are you typing so fast? You are making a lot of mistakes
27 What is the strange smell?
The people next door are cooking cabbage
28 Tom usually feeds the hens but I do it today as he isn´t well
Tom usually feeds the hens but I am doing it today as he isn´t well

29 You can´t see Ann because she rest. She always rests after lunch
You can´t see Ann because she is resting. She always rests after lunch


30 They dig an enormous hole just outside my gate

Why they dig it?
I don´t know. Perhaps they look for oil

They are digging an enormous hole just outside my gate
Why are they digging it?
I don´t know. Perhaps they are looking for oil

31 What make that terrible noise?
It´s the pneumatic drill. They repair the road
What is making that terrible noise?
It´s the pneumatic drill. They are repairing the road

32. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they do
They cut up some $5 notes
The children are very quiet. Go and see what they are doing
They are cutting up some $5 notes

33 What are you waiting for?
I am waiting for my change; the boy just is getting it

34 I can´t hear what you say; the traffic make too much noise
I can´t hear what you are saying; the traffic is making too much noise


35 She always lose her glasses and asking me to look for them
She always is losing her glasses and asking me to look for them



36 Why you hide the bottles?
I hide them because my mother-in-law come to dinner tomorrow and she doesn´t approve of drink

Why are you hiding the bottles?
I am hiding them because my mother-in-law is coming to dinner tomorrow and she doesn´t approve of drink