It's Saturday afternoon. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb.
1 George and Harry are doing (do) their chores. They
(not play) a computer game.
2 Emma
(not make) decorations for the
school fair. She
(put) away the clean clothes.
3 The boys' mum and dad
(have)
a cup of coffee. They
(not watch) TV.
4 Poppy and her parents
(not tidy) the
house. They
(do) the shopping.
To complete this sentence, we use the Present Continuous form of the verb "do" which is "are doing" to describe the ongoing action of George and Harry doing their chores. We also use the negative form "are not playing" to indicate that they are not currently playing a computer game.
2. Emma is not making decorations for the school fair. She is putting away the clean clothes.
For this sentence, we use the Present Continuous form of the verb "make" which is "is making" to describe the ongoing action of Emma making decorations. However, in this case, we use the negative form "is not making" to indicate that she is not currently engaged in this activity. We also use the Present Continuous form of the verb "put" which is "is putting" to describe the ongoing action of Emma putting away the clean clothes.
3. The boys' mum and dad are having a cup of coffee. They are not watching TV.
To complete this sentence, we use the Present Continuous form of the verb "have" which is "are having" to describe the ongoing action of the boys' mum and dad having a cup of coffee. We also use the negative form "are not watching" to indicate that they are not currently watching TV.
4. Poppy and her parents are not tidying the house. They are doing the shopping.
For this sentence, we use the Present Continuous form of the verb "tidy" which is "are tidying" to describe the ongoing action of Poppy and her parents tidying the house. However, in this case, we use the negative form "are not tidying" to indicate that they are not currently engaged in this activity. We also use the Present Continuous form of the verb "do" which is "are doing" to describe the ongoing action of them doing the shopping.
In summary, to complete the sentences using the Present Continuous form of the verb, we pay attention to the subject of the sentence and use the appropriate form of the verb (am/is/are + verb-ing). We also consider whether the sentence requires a negative form (are not) or not.