A. Look at Lucy’s diary for Friday, then complete the summary using present continuous statements.
Friday
7:00 get up
9:00 leave home
11:00 meet manager + sign contract
13:00 all have lunch together in theatre + read script
14:00 – 17:30 see Kate
18:00 – interview with journalists
21:00 take train home (Mum meeting me)
Lucy 1……’s getting up early…… on Friday morning. At 9:00 she 2……………………. home. Her manager 3……………………. her at 11:00 and they 4……………………. the contract. Lucy 5……………………. lunch with everyone in the theatre and they 6……………………. the script. In the afternoon she 7……………………. her friend Kate. At 18:00 some journalists 8……………………. her. At 21:00 she 9……………………. the train home. Her mum 10……………………. her at the station.
Answers
2 is (‘s) leaving 3 is meeting 4 are (‘re) signing
5 is (‘s) having 6 are (‘re) reading
7 is (‘s) seeing 8 are interviewing
9 is (‘s) taking 10 is (‘s) meeting
B. Here is part of Lucy’s interview. Match the questions to the correct answers, then write both in full using the present continuous.
1 Lucy / you / go / to the Cannes film festival?
2 you / have / a holiday / there?
3 you / fly / to Zurich?
4 where / you / stay?
5 your sister / travel / with you?
a No / I / do / a drama course
b No / we / not go / together
c No / I / spend / the spring / in Switzerland
d I / rent / a flat / in Geneva
e Yes / but / I / not stay / in Zurich
1 Question: Lucy, are you going to the Cannes film festival?
Lucy: No, I’m spending the spring in Switzerland.
2 Question: ……………………………………………
Lucy: ……………………………………………
3 Question: ……………………………………………
Lucy: ……………………………………………
4 Question: ……………………………………………
Lucy: ……………………………………………
5 Question: ……………………………………………
Lucy: ……………………………………………
Answers
1 c 2 a 3 e 4 d 5 b
2 Are you having a holiday there?
No, I am (‘m) doing a drama course.
3 Are you flying to Zurich?
Yes, but I am (‘m) not staying in Zurich.
4 Where are you staying?
I am (‘m) renting a flat in Geneva.
5 Is your sister travelling with you?
No, we are (‘re) not going together.
C. Complete this telephone dialogue with present continuous forms of the verbs in the box.
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come do not do give go meet play play not spend not stay take |
Angela: Hi, Stacy. 1……Are…… you ……going…… to the school disco tonight ?
Stacy: No way! I 2…………………. my Friday night at school. I 3…………………. my brother at 8.
Angela: 4…………………. he you with him to the hockey game?
Stacy: Yes, I’m so excited. He 5…………………. Against a very good team tonight. Steven Stamkos 6…………………. that guy from the NHL.
Angela: Steven Stamkos! 7…………………. he …………………. too?
Stacy: No, he 8…………………. the prizes. He 9…………………. long. Anyway, what 10…………………. you …………………. after the disco?
Angela: I 11…………………. anything special.
Answers
2 am (‘m) not spending
3 am (‘m) meeting
4 Is… taking 5 is (‘s) playing 6 is (‘s) coming
7 Is… playing 8 is (‘s) giving
9 is not (isn’t / ‘s not) staying
10 are… doing
11 am not (‘m not) doing
D. Imagine you are a famous person. What are you doing next week? First, write notes in your notebook, then write at least six present continuous sentences. Some can be negatives.
Examples:
I’m watching myself on TV.
I’m not getting up before 12 tomorrow.
Answers
Possible answers
I’m meeting the Queen of England on Saturday.
We’re having a party on my yacht.
I’m not working next week.
I’m meeting my fans.
I’m buying a new castle.
I’m not speaking to the reporters.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 …………… my manager tomorrow evening.
a I’m meeting b I meeting c I meet
2 …………… the new contract.
a He’ll bringing
b He’s bringing
c He’s bring
3 …………… coming to the theatre?
a You’re b Will you c Are you
4 A: Are you making a video next week?
B: No, …………… . I made it last week.
a I don’t b I won’t c I’m not
5 We …………… staying in a hotel.
a aren’t b won’t c don’t
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a