2. We are taking American literature this year.
Are we taking amerikan literature this year?
No, we are not
3. The secretary is looking through the files.
The secretary is looking through the files?
Yes,it is.
4. Reter is behaving very strangely these days.
Is Reter behaving very strangely these days?
Yes, it is.
5. Mrs. Brown is always blaming other people for all her failures.
Is Mrs. Brown always blaming other people for all her failures.
Yes, it is.
6. The committee are considering a very serious matter now.
Are the committees considering a very serious matter now?
Yes, they are
7. The population of the world is rising very fast.
Is the population of the world rising very fast?
Yes, it is.
8. Right now George is talking on the telephone.
Is Right now George talking on the telephone?
Yes, it is.
9. The children are sleeping now.
Are the children sleeping now?
Yes, they are.
10. They are living in a rented house at the moment.
· Are they living in a reted house at the moment?
Yes, they are
11. My husband is working on an invention.
Is my husband working on an invention?
Yes, it is
12. Mike is trying to fix the TV set.
Is Mike trying to fix the TV set?
Yes, it is.
13. John is writing a grammar test at the moment.
Is John writing a grammar test at the moment?
Yes, it is
14. We are having an English lesson.
Are we having an English lesson?
Yes, we are.
15. We are swimming across the river in a boat.
Are we swimming across the river in a boat?
Yes, we are.
16. Jane is wearing a new hat today.
Is Jane wearing a new hat today?
Yes, it is.
Exercise 4. Use the Present Continuous instead of the Infinitive in brackets.
1. He isn’t working, he is watching the TV programme. 2. Look! The sun (is riseing). 3. Is it (raining)?? - Yes, it (is raining) very hard. 4. Why Ann (isn’t wearing) her new dress? 5. My brother always (worrys) about his wife’s health. 6. It (is getting) dark. The wind (is blowing), the sun (isn’t shineing). 7. Somebody (are talking) in the next room. 8. Why you (typeing) so fast? You (are makeing) a lot of mistakes. 9. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (are doing). 10. Somebody (are knocking) at the door. 11. Our neighbours always (have) arguments. 12. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt (is reading) it. 13. Susan (working) this week? - No, she’s on holiday. 14. She always (loses) her glasses and (asks) me to look for them. 15. The baby (is cutting) a tooth. That’s why she (is crying). 16. What a noise! The boys (are fighting)!
Exercise 5. Change the following according to the model.
Model: He usually shaves at 7, but today he... at 8.
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