TOP Grammar Teacher’s book, Testbook, Answer Keys - Rachel Finnie, Carol Frain, David A. Hill, Karen Thomas 2010

Test 4 Units 11-15

1 Complete the sentences with the present continuous using the verbs in brackets.

My father is working in the garden at the moment. (work)

1 The children ... in their room. (play)

2 John ... maths for his exam now. (study)

3 The girls ... paper decorations for the party. (cut)

4 My grandparents ... to stay at the weekend. (come)

5 My mother ... to Spain next Monday. (travel)

6 Paul ... on the sofa again - he feels ill. (lie)

2 Use the words to write Wh- questions in the present continuous.

What / you / do / now / ?    What are you doing now?

1 How / she / travel / to Rome / ? ...

2 Where / they / going / tomorrow / ? ...

3 When / Paul / arrive / at the station / ? ...

4 Who / we / meet / next / ? ...

5 Why / she / bake / a cake / now / ? ...

6 How / they / get / to school / today / ? ...

3 Use the words to write Yes / No questions in the present continuous. Then write short answers (✓= affirmative, X = negative)

they / play / football / now / ? ✓

Are they playing football now? Yes, they are.

1 Georgia / read / the paper / right now / ? X

2 you / do / homework / now / ? ✓

3 she / feed / cat / at the moment/ ? X

4 we / put / up / decorations / today / ? ✓

5 Dan / fly / France / on Monday/ ? ✓

6 you / take / shower / now / ? X

4 Write N (now), LP (over a long period) or F (future), according to the period we are talking about.

... He’s cooking lunch right now.

1 ... He’s painting the bedroom at this very moment.

2 ... They’re arriving in an hour from now.

3 ... I’m working in the accounts office this month.

4 ... They’re leaving for London tomorrow morning.

5 ... We’re cleaning the car in the afternoon.

6 ... She’s staying with me until Christmas.

5 Use the words to write sentences with the present simple or the present continuous.

Mike / usually / work / Monday / but today / holiday / and / go / seaside

Mike usually / works on Monday, but today is a holiday and he’s going to the seaside.

1 Steve / usually / sleep late / Sunday / but today / get up / six o’clock / because / fly / France ...

2 Jane / usually / meet / mother / for lunch / but today / not meet / her / because / work on / new project / in office ...

3 Paul / usually / play / tennis / Tuesday evenings / but tonight / take / wife / theatre ...

4 Liz / usually / cook dinner / for friends / Saturdays / but tonight / they / invite / her / restaurant ...

5 Bill / usually / go / stadium / Saturday afternoons / but today / stay / home / because / feel ill ...

6 Look at the timetable and write what the students are doing at different times of the day.

10.00 Tom / Rob

Tom and Rob are taking the dog for a walk.

1 14.00 Rob / June ...

2 18.00 June / Kay ...

3 all day / Kay ...

4 all evening / Rob ...

5 22.00 / June ...

7 Look at the new timetable in exercise 6 and write questions and answers as in the example. Remember to add in the morning / afternoon / evening.

10.00 June / Kay

What are June and Kay doing at ten o’clock in the morning_.

While June is studying maths, Kay is studying biology.

1 14.00 Tom / Rob ...

2 14.00 June / Kay ...

3 18.00 Rob / Kay ...

4 22.00 Tom / June ...

5 22.00 Rob / Kay ...