PRESENT

PROGRESSIVE

 

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Esercizio 1

Esercizio 2

Esercizio 3

Esercizio 4

Esercizio 5

Esercizio 6

Esercizio 7

 

 

Esercizio 1

 

Riscrivete le seguenti frasi, sostituendo il verbo tra parentesi con il Present Progressive, poi  volgete le frasi ottenute alla forma interrogativa, negativa e

interrogativo-negativa.

 

  1. John (watch) Tv now.
  2. You (visit) Rome next week.
  3. Jane (sit) on a bench in the park.
  4. Paula (sing) a song at the moment.
  5. They (walk) in the wood.
  6. There’s Rod. He (stop) at the traffic light.
  7. The children (set) the table.
  8. Mary (write) a postcard to her best friend.
  9. Mum (make) a cake.
  10. I (go) to the seaside next Sunday.

 

 

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Esercizio 2

 

Completa le seguenti frasi con il Present Progressive.

 

  1. Mary often does the housework in the morning, but today she…………………………in the afternoon.
  2. Joan usually reads magazines, but today she.........................................a book.
  3. We generally have pasta at lunch, but today we..........................................rice.
  4. I usually travel by train, but this year I ..........................................................by plane.
  5. Mr Smith doesn’t usually go to the restaurant, but this evening he.................................................to the “Tucano” with his wife.
  6. The children usually play videogames in their room, but today the weather is fine so they.........................................football in the garden.
  7. I usually send a postcard to my friend Luca but today I........................................................an.E-mail.
  8. David never washes his car but this morning he........................................................it because ity’s too dirty.
  9. They always drink wine at dinner but this evening they.............................................water.
  10. Sharon goes to work by car but today she...............................................by bus.

 

 

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Esercizio 3

 

Costruite dei brevi dialoghi a partire dalle parole date, come nell’esempio.

 

ESEMPIO:     Jenny/ play tennis ? // no/ play volleyball

 

                      Is Jenny playing tennis?

                      No, she isn’t playing tennis.

                      What is she doing?

                      She’s playing volleyball.

 

 

  1. the children / play/ in the garden? // no / cycle
  2. you/ go/ to the station? // no/ go /to the museum
  3. Mrs Brown/ set / the table? // no/ wash / the dishes
  4. he / repair / the door? // no / paint the wall
  5. you / go / to the cinema tonight? // no / go / to a concert
  6. Tina / have lunch? // no / still / study
  7. John / work / on his computer? // no / watch TV
  8. Mum / cook ? // no / read / a newspaper

 

 

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Esercizio 4

 

Trasformate i verbi dal simple present al present continuous, apportando i cambiamenti necessari.

 

1. Isabelle always talks to Mary on the phone.

2. Nicola reads a newspaper every afternoon.

3. They never go out in the evening.

4. He meets her every day.

5. They don’t often go to the restaurant.

6. What do they do?

7. They sometimes go for a walk in the park.

8. She prepares a cake now and then.

 

 

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Esercizio 5

 

Coniugate i verbi tra parentesi usando simple present o present continuous.

 

  1. My lilies usually__________ (flower) in June, but it’s only May and they_____________ (flower) already!
  2. I am pleased to see you_________________________(wear) your new shoes this evening.
  3. I______________________(hear) Jack wants to buy a new house.
  4. _______________you____________ (know) that girl over there?
  5. Turn the music down. It _________________(play) too loud.
  6.  Professor Brown _____________________(speak) in a low voice so  I ________________(not understand) what he_____________(say).
  1. What______________Tony_____________(do) this afternoon?
  2. What______________Julia_____________ (do) in the afternoons?
  3. John never___________________(listen) to what I say.
  4. We _____________________(pack) our suitcases because we________________________(leave) for Germany tomorrow.

 

 

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Esercizio 6

 

Coniugate i verbi tra parentesi usando simple present o present continuous.

 

Mr Jones ______________________(live) in the country and_________________(work) in New York City.

Every morning he____________________(travel) about 70 km to work.

Mr Jones__________________(drive) to work today and _________________(listen)    to the traffic news on his car radio: “There is a traffic jam on the H56”. Most of the people on the H56_________________(try) to get to work. They all____________________(work) in the city but few of them_______________(live) there.

They__________________(feel) very angry and frustrated at the moment because the traffic _______________(not move).

 

 

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Esercizio 7

 

Chiedere dire spiegare.

 

1. Spiega che John sta studiando inglese.

2. Chiedi se Bob sta bevendo un succo di frutta.

3. Chiedi se gli studenti italiani vanno a scuola il sabato.

4. Chiedi alla signora Brown se sta preparando il pranzo.

5. Spiega a John che sta guidando troppo velocemente (too fast).

6. Chiedimi a che ora torna da scuola Mary il venerdì.

7. Spiegami che Mark sta leggendo un libro di avventure.

8. Chiedi alla signora Taylor che cosa sta leggendo.

9. Chiedimi se lMiss Ryder sta scrivendo a macchina una lettera per il signor Smith.

10.Spiegami che Jenny sta telefonando  a Tom per invitarlo alla sua festa.

 

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