Present Continuous
Ben (write) ______ an email to his brother.
Ben is writing an email to his brother.
Gloria [exercise] more this year.
Gloria is going to exercise more this year. / Gloria will exercise more this year.
He [move] _______ to the U.S. in 2005.
He moved to the U.S. in 2005.
There [is / are] a lot of rain in the spring.
is
We saw a large black cloud in the sky and we ran into the basement.
Tornado
Linda (eat) ________ breakfast in the kitchen.
Linda is eating breakfast in the kitchen.
Jon has high cholesterol. He [eat] more fruits and vegetables.
He is going to eat more fruits and vegetables. / He will eat more fruits and vegetables.
The family [rent] ______ an apartment in Augusta.
The family rented an apartment in Augusta.
There [is / are] some traffic on the highway.
is
It snowed for two days. We had three feet of snow. It took us two days to shovel our driveway!
Blizzard
Right now, I [text] ________ my friend.
Right now, I am texting my friend.
The dentist [fill, not] my cavity today.
The dentist is not going to fill my cavity today. / The dentist will not fill my cavity today.
When I was a child, I [walk, not] ________ to school.
When I was a child, I didn't walk to school.
There [is / are] several mountains in Maine.
are
The rain was very heavy and the wind was terrible. Hundreds of trees were knocked down and we lost power.
Hurricane
[Is / are] you [move] _________ into a new apartment this month?
Are you moving into a new apartment this month?
When [you] ______ feel better?
When are you going to feel better? / When will you feel better?
Clara [bring] _______ her suitcase, her wallet, and her passport.
Clara brought her suitcase, her wallet, and her passport.
How [much/many] farms are there in your country?
many
The water in the river kept rising. We had to evacuate our house.
Flood
We are [make / not] ________ reservations for dinner.
We are not making reservations for dinner.
She [not, join] a health club.
She won't join a health club. / She is not going to join a health club.
The air conditioner [break] so we [call] the landlord.
The air conditioner broke so we called the landlord.
There is too [much / many] snow here in the winter.
much
It was very hot for weeks. The city issued a warning that people should not exercise outdoors.
Heatwave