Lesson 1- Exercises -Present Progressive

A. Add ing to the following verbs:

1. die _____dying____ 7. eat ___eating_________
2. fight ______fighting_ 8. blow ___blowing_________
3. tan _____tanning __ 9. break ___breaking_______
4. plan _____planning_ 10. snow
___snowing________
5. sail ____sailing ___ 11. show
___showing_________
6. prepare ____preparing_ 12. do ___doing_________

B. Fill in the following sentences in the present progressive

1. They _are waiting ________(wait) for us on the corner now.
2. Listen! I think the telephone__is ringing ___________(ring).
3. I see that you__are wearing____________(wear) your new suit today.
4. The boys_are making____(make) a lot of noise. Please tell them to be quiet.
5. Mr. Zehavy __isn´t working ______(not work) in his office today.
6. My parents__are going __________(go to a concert tonight.
7. The bus driver___isn´t driving_______(not drive) carefully.
8. __are__the pupils_decorating_________(decorate the room at the moment?
9. You___aren´t taking________(not take) a shower right now.
10. They_are having_______(have) sales in all the big stores now.
11. Look! It___is beginning____________(begin) to rain
12. At present my grandparent_are traveling__________(travel) in London.
13. The maid__are cleaning____________(clean) the room now.
14. __arte____you___watching________(watch) TV right now?
15. Sharon__isn´t swimming_________(not swim) in the pool at the moment.
16. My brother__aren´t coming_________(not come) home today.
17. Two old ladies___are siting_______(sit) under a tree.
18. ___are____they___laughing_______(laugh) at what I said?
19. Ronen__are looking_________(look) for the book which he lost.
20. Mom is sick. She__is lying________(lie) in bed.
21. The Bus
The bus_is coming______(come). The passengers__are sitting down_______ (sit down).
One woman _is giving____ (give) the driver the money. An old man __is reading_______
(read) his newspaper. The young boy __is ringing__________ (ring) the bell. Two children
_are running___________ (run) for the bus. The bus _is stoping_________ (stop) and the
people __ are getting off__________ (get off) it. .
22. Autumn Is Here
It is beginning of autumn. I can see though the window that it _is raining_______ (rain).
The wind _is blowing________ (blow) and some leaves _are falling_________ (fall). My
brothers_are listening_________ (listen) to records and they _are discussing___ (discuss)
the weather. It seems that the summer is over and there is nothing to look forward to. A
small dog outside__is running______ (run) and _is barking_____ (bark) in happily. I guess
he_is looking______ (look) for shelter. I think that the best thing about autumn and winter
is that spring and summer are soon to follow.
23. A Busy Afternoon
It is 06:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Everybody is busy. Father _is reading___ (read) the
Evening paper. Mother _is helping__ (help) David with his homework. Miriam _is
doing___ (do) the dishes. Uri _is washing__ (wash) the family car. Our little dog __is
barking___(bark) unhappily. He _is waiting____ (wait) for somebody to take him out.
There are a lot of actives outside. People __is coming_____ (come) from work. Mothers
_are calling_______ (call) their children to come back home. Another day __is
coming_______ (come) to an end.

(C) Present Progressive – Wh Questions:

1. Ron is visiting his grandmother right now.
2. The children are playing outside at this moment.
3. We are playing tennis today after school.
4. Look! The dogs are lying under a tree
5. Tami and Tali are studying in the library this week.
6. The boys are crying now because their dog is sick.
7. Listen! She's singing in the shower.
8. They are watching the film: "titanic" right now.
9. Mr. and Mrs. Levi are leaving in a few minutes because it's late.
11. I am eating a cheese sandwich right now.
12. Liron is sitting in her room.
13. Vered is thinking about her parents tonight.
14. I am having lunch with my sister at "Apropo" now.
15. Esther is planning to go to Eilat.

Who is Ron visiting ?

Where are children playing ?
When are we playing tennis ?
Where are the dogs ?
Where are studying tami and tali ?
Why are the children crying ?
Where is she singing ?
Which movie are they whatching ?
Why are leaving in a few minutes Mr. and Mrs. Levi ?
What are you eating ?
Where is liron sitting ?
What is vered thinking ?
Where are you having lunch ?
What is esther planning ?