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Present continuous interrogative - exercise 4

Present continuous questions.
Part 1. Positive forms.

Why ___ again? (Sarah - cry)
She can't find her teddy-bear.

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Peter, what at the moment? (do) I am preparing for a maths test for tomorrow.

Which film ? (Mary and Joe - watch) To tell the truth, I have no idea.

your mum? (anybody - help) No, nobody, I'm afraid.

Manuel, why again? (cook) Well, I am just making a vegetable salad for dinner.

to the seaside resort by train? (travel) No, they are not, as far as I know.

Why again? (Sarah - cry) She can't find her new teddy bear.

Where your car? (you - park) Near the Marion's Hotel in the centre of town.

What here? (I - do) Don't ask me about it. I don't know.

Present continuous questions. Part 2. Negative forms. My brother is still sleeping. Why ? (not - get up)

I am playing computer games now. Why for your final exams? (not - learn)

Our daughter is over there, in front of the airport terminal. Why with you? (not - wait)

They are already on the way to Mumbai. Why to Calcutta? (not - fly)

Your table is by the door, Bill. Why by the window? (not - sit)

My sisters are really bored. Why a film or playing games? (not - watch)

I'm having a cup of tea because I'm tired. Why a cup of coffee? (not - have)

He is washing his T-shirts by hand. Why the washing machine? (not - use)

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Present continuous exercises for beginners and elementary learners of English as a second language.

Present continuous interrogative

In positive questions, we make interrogative forms of the present continuous tense simply by changing the word order.

• Positive questions:

Am I dreaming?
Are you working on the project these days?
Is Betty planning her holiday in Spain?
Are we talking about the same person?
Are Simon and Judith sitting on the bus?

In negative questions, we make interrogative forms in two different ways. Look at the examples below.

• Negative questions - full forms:

Am I not dreaming?
Are you not working on the project these days?
Is Betty not planning her holiday in Spain?
Are we not talking about the same person?
Are Simon and Judith not sitting on the bus?

• Negative questions - short forms:

Aren't you working on the project these days?
Isn't Betty planning her holiday in Spain?
Aren't we talking about the same person?
Aren't Simon and Judith sitting on the bus?

We use full forms in formal English and short forms in informal English.

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