A. Add Ing According to the Rules

Exercise 6

A. Add “ing” according to the rules:

1. dress / 7. remove
2. travel / 8. reply
3. carry / 9. borrow
4. rain / 10.step
5. remove / 11. choke
6. bomb / 12. crash

B. Write “am”, “is” or “are”:

1. Dave / 7. the minister and you
2. the pupils / 8. my pen
3. all of us / 9. dad
4. my neighbors / 10. the project
5. the carpenter / 11. my boss and I
6. Diana Ross / 12. their building

C. Complete the sentences:

1. Richard’s sister ______(arrive) home today.

2. The weatherman ______(measure) the temperature right now.

3. The ladies ______(go) shopping now.

4. The 3 gentlemen ______(meet) at the coffee shop tonight.

5. Look! He ______(hide) his weapon under his shirt.

6. Be quiet! My uncle ______(sleep).

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D. Turn the sentences to negative:

1. Dan is moving to another city this week.

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2. My children are buying ice-cream now.

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3. The judge is listingall his cases at the moment.

______

4. The president is workingin his office right now.

______

5. Mr. Brown is visiting the museum today.

______

6. Sonia is dressing right now.

______

E. Turn the sentences to YES/NO questions:

1. The employer is shouting at Billnow.

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2. Mary is acting as she was a princess.

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3. The man is workingin his garden at the moment.

______

4. He is driving his car to the city to buy medicinestoday.

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5. The painters arepainting my house this week.

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6. Mr. Brown is ringing the church bell now.

______

F. Turn the sentences to WH questions (ask about the words in italic):

1. She is planting vegetables in her garden at the moment.

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2. Diana is writingabook.

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3. Dorisis asking a lot of questions because she is a little child.

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4. Five men are runningslowly in the parknow.

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5. Ms. Davisistalkingvery quietlyin theteacher’s room now.

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6. My wife is working as a nurse in a hospitalnowadays.

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G. Ask questions about the subject.

1. My cousinis coming to see me soon.

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2. My neighbor's wife is shouting at this moment.

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3. The guards are unlocking the gate now.

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4. This baby is trying to do everything by himself.

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5. I am waiting for my kid near the school gate now.

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6. Tina's dog is barking all day.

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Answers - Exercise 6

1.dressing 2.traveling 3.carrying 4.raining 5.removing 6.bombing 7.removing 8.replying 9.borrowing 10.stepping 11.choking 12.crashing

1.is 2.are 3.are 4.are 5.is 6.is 7.are 8.is 9.is 10.is 11.are 12.is

1. is arriving 2.is measuring 3.are going 4.are meeting 5.is hiding 6.is sleeping

1. Dan isn’t moving to another city this week.

2. My children aren’t buying ice-cream now.

3. The judge isn’t listing all his cases at the moment.

4. The president isn’t working in his office right now.

5. Mr. Brown isn’t visiting the museum today.

6. Sonia isn’t dressing right now.

1. Is the employer shouting at Bill now?

2. Is Mary acting as she was a princess?

3. Is the man working in his garden at the moment?

4. Is he driving his car to the city to buy medicines today?

5. Are the painters painting my house this week?

6. Is Mr. Brown ringing the church bell now?

1. What is she is planting in her garden at the moment?

2. What is Diana is writing?

3. Why is Doris asking a lot of questions?

4. How are five men runningin the park now?

5. How is Ms. Davis talking in the teacher’s room now?

6. Where is my wife working as a nurse nowadays?

1. Who is coming to see me soon?

2. Who is shouting at this moment?

3. Who is unlocking the gate now?

4. Who is trying to do everything by himself?

5. Who is waiting for his kid near the school gate now?

6. Whose dog is barking all day?