Exercises Unit 3 at 32 33 34 What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences: ‘eat have lie play sit wait \' . : Bed ’ St = b+. 1 She's ating. an apple on the Boor 2 He far a bus breaks. 3 They football on the table. Complete the sentences. Use these verbs: build cook go have stand stay swim work: 1 Please be quiet. 1. working 2: ‘Wher’s John?” “He in the kitchen. He 3 “You fon my foot! “Oh, Im sorry 4 Look! Somebody in the river: 5 We're here on holiday. We av the Cente Hotel 6 ‘Wher’s Sue?” ‘She a shower! 7 They ‘anew hotel in the city centre at the moment. 81 now. Goodbye, Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She's ~ing or She isn't -ing, 1 have dinner) lave. isnt having. dinner {jvatch television) She's watching television {Git on the floor) She {pead a book) {phy the piano) 6 (laugh) 7 (wear a hat) 8B (write a leter) What's happening now? Write true sentences. 1 (1/ wash / my bait) ok washing. my 2 Ge/ som) Us sreting.. ort tart. soning 3 (1/ sit/ om a chai) ee) 3 ie / nin) 1/ learn / English) 7 (L/ listen / to music) 8 (the sun / shine) 9 (L/ wear / shoes) 10 (1/ read / a newspaper) W5 Present Continuous (1) | We form the Present Continuous like this: 3 But notice these irregular spellings: Here are the forms of the Present Continuous: (For more details on the spelling of the “ing form, see Appendix 2, page 243.) 4. We use the Present Continuous: > to talk about actions and situations in progress now: O > to talk about actions and situations in progress around now, but not exactly at the moment we speak: 2 “Tor make the -ing form, we add ~ing to the A. Look at these pictures. Decide what is happening (7) and what isn’t happening (x) in each picture, and then write positive or negative sentences. > (Georgeleat/breakfast) (George!steep) 1. (They/work) (They/sitfin the garden) 2 (Wistudyimusic) (WiearniJapanese) Georae leet. eatina kreakfact Genres ie sleeping PAGE 10 + TENSES: PRESENT3. (Helplayitennis) (Shetwin) 4 (Wetspendia day at the seaside) (The sunishine) Finish the postcard using the words in brackets () in the Present Continuous. Use full forms (e.g. is siting). Dear Peter, Jenny and | (@) ae. 2taxina (stay) here for a week. The sun (1) (shine) and it's very hot. We (2) Jun (Sit) on the beach and | Bic... (Grink) an orange juice. We (4) (not’swim) because we're both tred. We (5)... (watch) the boats on the sea at the moment. They ()... + (travel) fast, but | can see fifteen or sixteen. Jenny (7) (read) her book, and | (8). sim and Jenny _. (write) all the postcards! Match the two halves of the sentences. Then put in the correct form of the verb in brackets ( ). > My aunt ‘e.etavina (stay) ‘a. so he can't drink beer at the moment. with us this week 11 (go) to work by b because she eevee (WOtK) bike this week at home. 2 My father .esssssestseeees (t2KO) © so she soe (Stay) at some medicine home today. 3. Anna is not in the office this week d sol amsleepina......... (sleep) in the living room. 4 Pauline needs some exercise because our oven Is broken. 5 We (eat) ina f because he wants to get a good mark restaurant this week 6 Jill doesn't fee! well g because | haven't got money for petrol. T TOM vescsrseseretcee (StUdy) h so she coe (Walk) to ‘more now school this week. a a) 3 4 om @Grammar: present tenses 37 ''mgoing home. im going home. She's working. They're swimming. We use the present continuous to talk about something that is happening now, at exactly this moment. We often use it with time words and phrases like now, right now or at the moment: She's working at the moment. pb See Appendix 5: Spelling rules for verbs + -ing, page 70. > See Appendix 11: Short forms of verbs, page 173. es +378 Complete the table. Infinitive |-ing form Infinitive ing form stop stopping lie 7 get win smile make ask wear drive ride dream watch hit jump shut drink +376 Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous of the verbs in brackets. © We. party on the beach. (nave) 4 Some people snucunnnennsnsns some food over a fire. (cook) 2 f.. the guitar. (play) 3 Joanna 4 Afew people... 5 lackand Louise 6 Some people. 1 8 ° 10 Matt. a story. (tel) Nikki and Kirsty johim. (listen) Leah. «photos. (take) Mat’s dog... up and down the beach. (run) —‘ rammar present tenses 37¢ Lookat the pictures and write sentences inthe present continuous. Use the phrases in the box. have / breakfast ie / on the grass play / volleyball fead-tenewspaper watch / aDVD_wrlte / a postcard Hi, Simon. i's me, Hannah, Hi. Where are you? = Intown.1(0) (Oh, can I say hi to them? ‘No, not rally. Emma (1) and Luke (2) Simon: My parents (3) to paint the living room. They (4). inthe garden! (Oh, De you want to meet us here? What are you doing? 1G) {isten) to my new CD. Yes, | can come. Where are you? Hannah: Were atthe Green Food Caf6. We (6) wun the window. OK. See you in alan houtt (have) inch with Emma and Luke. ns (talk) to Rosie on the phone (order) our food. What's that noise? (mave) the furniture because they want (Gut) all the furniture Git) upstairs, by