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8A Grammar present continuous
 a Look at the pictures. Write one affirmative + sentence and one negative – sentence for each
picture. Use the present continuous and the words in parentheses.
1 2

1 ( he / take / bus / train) 2 (she / wear / boots / shoes)


He isn’t taking the bus. She's wearing boots.
                      
He’s taking the train. She isn't wearing shoes
                       
3 4

3 (he / speak / English / French) 4 (they / play / tennis / soccer)


He isn't speaking English
                       They're playing tennis
                      
He's speaking French
                       
   They aren't playing soccer
                       
5 6

5 (we / stay / with friends / at a hotel)


6 (I / visit / Rome / Paris)
We aren't staying with friends
                       I'm visiting Rome
                      
We're staying at a hotel
                       
   I'm not visiting Paris
                       

activation
  b Test your memory. Cover the sentences. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.


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8B Grammar present continuous or simple present?
 a Complete the dialogues. Use the present continuous or the simple present of the verb in
parentheses. Make negative sentences when necessary.
1 2

(rain) (drink)

1 A Hey. It’s raining.


1
drinks
2 A My dad usually       
3
coffee in the
B Yeah, and we don’t have an umbrella. isn't drinking coffee.
morning. Today he 4      
's drinking
He 5       tea.
A Hmm, it 2doesn’t usually rain at this
time of year. B Why?
A We don’t have any coffee.
3 4

(take) (eat)

doesn't
3 A Look! Mr. Russo is on the bus. He 6       're eating
4 A We 8       hamburgers for lunch
take
usually        the bus to work. right now.
's taking
B Well, he 7       the bus today. His car is don´t
B You 9       eat
usually       
broken, so he can’t drive. hamburgers for lunch.
A Yeah, but we’re at a fast food restaurant and
their hamburgers are great!
5 6

(watch) (have)

don't
5 A I 10       watch
usually        long 6 A Sam and Ann 12aren't
      having fun at this party.
'm watching Gone with
movies, but right now I 11       They aren’t very happy.
the Wind. B have
What’s the problem? They usually 13      
B That movie is almost four hours long! fun at parties.
A I know, but it’s a great movie. A Well, Their friends aren’t here and the music
is terrible.
activation
  b Practice the dialogues on this page in pairs.

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