Present Continuous
Simple Present vs. Present Continuous
There to be
Past: be
Prepositions
100

They (study) English at the moment.

They are studying English.

100

Look! It (rain) outside.

Look! It is raining outside.

100

a sofa in the living room

There is a sofa in the living room.

100

I ________ at home yesterday.

I was at home yesterday.

100

I was ______ bed at 10 p.m.

I was in bed at 10 p.m.

200

He / cook / dinner / ?

Is he cooking dinner?

200

She usually (drink) coffee, but today she (drink) tea.

She usually drinks coffee, but today she is drinking tea.

200

There are ________ books on the shelf.

There are some books on the shelf.

200

They ________ tired after the game.

They were tired after the game.

200

He ______ in New York last summer.

He was in New York last summer.

300

Are you working now? 

Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

300

She / read / every night

She reads every night.

300

Are there ________ pictures on the wall?

Are there any pictures on the wall?

300

You / not / at the party / yesterday

You weren't at the party yesterday.
300

They ______ at home yesterday.

They were at home yesterday.

400

Correct the mistake:

I am not talks on the phone.

I am not talking on the phone.

400

They / watch / TV / now / ?

Are they watching TV now?

400

There aren’t ______ pictures on the wall.

There aren’t any pictures on the wall.

400

He / sick / last week / ?

Was he sick last week?

400

He ______ on a plane to Paris.

He was on a plane to Paris.

500

Look! It’s 7 p.m., and my family (have) dinner together. My mom (make) pasta, and my dad (set) the table. My brother (not eat) yet because he (do) his homework. We (wait) for him to finish!

Look! It’s 7 p.m., and my family is having dinner together.
My mom is making pasta, and my dad is setting the table.
My brother isn't eating yet because he is doing his homework.
We are waiting for him to finish!

500

My friend Lucy (live) in Brazil, but this month she (stay) in Portugal. She usually (work) as a teacher, but right now she (take) a photography course. Every morning, she (drink) coffee at a café near the beach.

My friend Lucy lives in Brazil, but this month she is staying in Portugal. She usually works as a teacher, but right now she is taking a photography course. Every morning, she drinks coffee at a café near the beach.

500

There isn’t ________ chair in my room.

There isn’t a chair in my room.

500

A: Where ________ you last night?
B: I ________ at home. What about you?
A: We ________ at the cinema. The movie ________ really good!

A: Where were you last night?
B: I was at home. What about you?
A: We were at the cinema. The movie was really good!

500

They were ______ my car waiting for me.

They were in my car waiting for me.