Unit 3

Grammar Practice

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1

Complete the sentences. Use the present

continuous form of the verbs.
1 I'm cleaning (clean) the windows.
2 Peter and John ............................ (play)

football in the house!

3 It ..................... not ..................... (rain)

now.

4 My Mum ..................... (read) the

newspaper.

5 My Dad ..................... (do) the washing.
6 What ..................... they .....................

(cook)?It smells fantastic!

7 Susan ..................... (help) James with the

washing-up.

8 We ..................... (tidy) our bedroom.
9 My brother and sister ..................... (watch)

a ®lm on television.

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2

Write the sentences. Use the present

continuous form of the verbs. Use the clues

to help you.
1 Ana / listen to music [7]

Ana isn't listening to music.

2 Sandro / read a book [3]

....................................................................

3 Alex / cook a meal [7]

....................................................................

4 Monica, Carlo and Cesare / play football [3]

....................................................................

5 Jack / have a piano lesson [3]

....................................................................

6 Petra / do her homework [7]

....................................................................

7 My parents / work in the garden [3]

....................................................................

8 You / play a new computer game [7]

....................................................................

9 We / watch television [7]

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3

Circle the correct verb form.
1 I do / am doing my homework every day.
2 Jane listens / is listening to music every day.
3 Victoria and Alex speak / are speaking six

languages.

4 Alex plays / is playing football every day.
5 It rains / is raining at the moment
6 I go / 'm going to bed now.
7 She isn't playing / doesn't play on the

computer at the moment.

8 Mary and Steve clean / are cleaning the

house every Sunday.

9 Do you understand / Are you understanding

English?

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4

Complete the sentences. Use the present

simple or present continuous forms of the

verbs.
1 I don't watch (I / not watch) television every

day.

2 ........................................ (you / listen) to

the radio now?

3 ........................................ (he / not speak)

six languages.

4 ........................................ (he / watch TV) at

the moment.

5 ........................................ (we / not go) on

holiday every summer.

6 ........................................ (you / clean) the

kitchen every day?

7 ........................................ (it / rain)?
8 ........................................ (they / not play)

tennis every Saturday.

9 ........................................ (you / make) your

bed every day?

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# Cambridge University Press 2004 Level 1 Unit 3

GRAMMAR

PRACTICE

LEVEL

1

UNIT

3