Exercise 2: English present continuous.

Change these sentences to the present continuous tense. Look how the time adverbs are different in the simple and the continuous forms.

1) They catch the train every day at 6.00pm. ...

They the train now. ...

2) The post arrives every morning. ...

The post at the moment. ...

3) I work in the Post Office every day. ...

I in the Post Office over Christmas. ...

4) Planes fly weekly between Madrid and Moscow. ...

Planes between Madrid and Moscow at this very moment. ...

B) Change these four sentences to the question form of the present continuos:

5) Nick and Emma watch television at the weekend. ...

television this weekend? ...

6) Steve shops with his wife on Saturday mornings. ...

with his wife this morning? ...

7) The computer usually works well. ...

well right now? ...

8) Mary always fries her food in margarine. ...

her food in margarine just now? ...

C) Change these four sentences to the negative form of the present continuos:

9) Mary's baby cries all day. ...

Mary's baby today. ...

10) Pedro sometimes goes to a football match. ...

Pedro to a football match at the moment....

11) Sally washes her motorbike during her lunch hour. ...

Sally her motorbike now. ...

12) My parents eat out on Friday evenings. ...

My parents out this Friday evening. ...