Underline the correct variant.

1. I don’t know/am not knowing where her bag is/is being. 2. I see/am seeing that you are/are being tired. 3. You don’t want/aren’t wanting to talk this morning. What do you think/are you thinking of? 4. He has/is having a white cat. 5. Mary is/is beingvery nice these days. 6. That jacket looks/is looking nice on you. 7. Barbara isn’t/isn’t being here. She buys/is buying a dress for her daughter. 8. – Where is/is being Laura? – She is/is being on the phone. She talks/is talking to Paul. 9. Anna is/is being Italian. She comes/is coming from Italy. 10. I like/am liking you. 11. We don’t want/aren’t wanting to drive to Scotland. It is/is being 500 km! 12. You can’t see Tom, because he has/is having a bath. 13. These flowers look/are lookingnice. 14. There is/is being nobody at the door; you just hear/are just hearing things. 15. Do you see/are you seeing much of your brother these days? 16. He has/is having a party at his office on Friday. 17. Jenny has/is having four children. They don’t work/aren’t working, as they are/are being little, and they still go/are still going to school. 18. Look at him. He has/is having a really good time at the party. 19. She says that she loves/is loving me. But I am not/am not being sure.

Fill in the gaps below with the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous tense form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Hurry up! The bus _____ (come). I _____ (not/want) to be late. 2. He _____ (never/listen) to what you say! He _____ (always/think) about something else! 3. Why _____ (you/look) at me like that? Yes, I _____ (see) Madonna this afternoon. 4. _____ (always/you/smile) when you _____ (see) him? 5. – _____ (you/love) him?

– No, I _____ (like) him very much but I _____ (not/love) him. 6. – Karen, _____ (you/know) the answer to question two? – Yes, Miss. Water _____ (boil) at 100˚C. 7. _____ (you/hear) what he _____ (say)? 8. _____ (you/know) why an apple _____ (fall) down and not up? 9. She _____ (have) a lot of money just now. So she _____ (have) a great time. 10. I _____ (see) what you want to say. I _____ (think) you’re right. 11. You _____ (look) very bad today. What _____ (you/think) of? 12. – Your daughter likes sport very much, doesn’t she? – She _____ (play) basketball. – Where _____ (she/be) now? – She _____ (play) basketball, as usual. 13. The girl you _____ (talk) about _____ (be) my friend’s daughter. 14. She can't come to the phone right now. She _____ (have) a bath. She _____ (do) it twice a week. 15. – _____ (you/be) an interpreter? – Yes, I _____ (be). 16. How _____ (he/get) to work every day? 17. John _____ (come) home at 6 o’clock every day. 18. Who _____ (you/think) you are, speaking to me like that! 19. We _____ (have) a great time here in London. 20. – _____ (you/understand) that man? – No, I _____ (not/understand) him at all.

a)—Look at Barbara’s diary for next week and make sentences using the Present Continuous Tense according to the model. Speak about your plans for the next week.

Model: On Monday she is having lunch with Svetlana at 11.00 in the morning.

b)²Listen to Ellie and complete her diary for next week. Why is she excited? Make sentences using the Present Continuous Tense according to the model in a).

c)²Complete the dialogue with the verbs in the Present Continuous. Listen and check.

A:	What _____ (you/do)?
E:	I _____ (read) about Mexico.
A:	Why?
E:	Because I _____ (go) there on holiday soon.
A:	Oh, lovely! When _____ (you/leave)?
E:	We _____ (leave) next Friday.
A:	Who _____ (you/go) with?
E:	My friends Ed and Lucy.
A:	How _____ (you/travel)?
E:	We _____ (travel) by plane to Mexico City, then by bus and train around the country.
A:	Where _____ (you/stay)?
E:	We _____ (stay) in small hotels and hostels.
A:	You’re so lucky! Have a good time!
E:	Thanks very much!

d)²Complete the chart about Marco’s holiday plans. Write the questions using the Present Continuous. Listen and check. Listen again and add the information about Marco’s holiday plans.

Where / go?	Banff, Canada.
Why / go?
When / leave?
How / travel?
Where / stay?
How long / stay?

Present tenses are often used to express future. Fill in the gaps below with the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous Tense form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I _____ (give) this dress to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow. 2. I _____ (take) my sister to the restaurant on Friday. 3. – How _____ (you/get) to the party tomorrow? – I _____ (go) by car. – Who _____ (drive)? 4. The last train _____ (leave) the station at 11:30. 5. – Where _____ (you/go) for your holidays this year? – I _____ (go) to Spain. 6. His plane _____ (arrive) at 7 o’clock sharp. 7. The lesson _____

(start) at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. 8. I _____ (have) lunch with my friend on Thursday. 9. The Greens _____ (play) basketball with my parents this weekend.

10. Elizabeth II _____ (give) an afternoon tea party next week. _____ (you/go)?

11. Adam _____ (fly) to America tomorrow. 12. He _____ (start) a new job on Friday. 13. Who else _____ (you/go) with to Bulgaria next week? 14. Our exams _____ (start) in June. 15. When _____ (your train/arrive)?