THE CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE & IRREGULAR VERBS

“RIGHT NOW”
Read this story. Study the verbs carefully.

My name is James Johnson. I am in the office manager of the Ajax Company. I am in the office of the company now. I am sitting at my desk right now.
I am working on a report for Mr. Wilson. He is my boss. Miss Peters is helping me with the report. She is my secretary. She is sitting beside my desk. But she isn’t writing in her notebook. I am not dictating to her at this moment. We are not working. We are resting for a few minutes. I am looking around the office right now.
Mr. Wilson isn’t working in his office. I see four people at the end of the room. Mr. Wilson is with the people. He is taking the people through our office. He is telling the people about our methods. The are listening to Mr. Wilson carefully.
Miss Stewart is wearing a blue dress today. She is sitting at her desk. She is talking over the telephone. She is writing in her notebook at the same time. Someone is giving important information to her over the telephone right now.
There are twenty people in the room. Everyone is working hard right now. Three or four people are writing letters. Some people are studying important papers. Smith and Green are not here right now. They are not writing reports. They are collecting information for me.
I hear some noise in the hall. There are three workers there. The three men are fixing the floor in the hall. They are talking and laughing. They are also hitting the floor with hammers.

QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES

1 Is Miss Peters helping Mr. Johnson right now?
2 Is Miss Peters sitting at her own desk now?
3 Is Mr. Johnson dictating to Miss Peters now?
4 Is Miss Peters writing in her notebook right now?
5 Are Mr. Johnson and Miss Peters working on a report?
6 Are they working on the report right at this moment?
7 Are they resting for a few minutes?
8 Is Mr. Johnson looking around the office now?
9 Is Mr. Wilson in his private office right now?
10 Does Mr. Johnson see many people in the office?
11 Are the four customers with Mr. Wilson now?
12 Is Mr. Wilson with the four visitors now?
13 Is Mr. Wilson talking to the four people right now?
14 Are the people listening to Mr. Wilson carefully?
15 Is Miss Stewart sitting beside Mr. Johnson right now?
16 Is Miss Stewart talking to someone at this moment?
17 Are there very many people in the office now?
18 Are Smith and Green in the main office now?
19 Are Smith and Green helping Mr. Johnson now?
20 Does Mr. Johnson hear noise in the hall?
21 Are the three workers talking and laughing?
22 Are they also hitting the floor with hammers?
THE VERBS AM, IS AND ARE

Write am, is, or are in the blank space in each sentence.

1 Mr. Wilson _____________ talking to visitors right now.
2 I _________ sitting at my desk right at this moment.
3 Miss Peters _____________ helping me with a report now.

4 We ______________ working on the report right now.
5 I _________________ looking around the office at this moment.
6 The people ___________ listening to Mr. Wilson carefully.

7 He ______________ telling the people about our methods.
8 Everyone _______________ working very hard right now.
9 Some people ______________ studying important papers now.

10 Smith and Green ______________ collecting information now.
11 The men _________________ fixing the floor in the hall right now.
12 They ____________ also making much noise at this moment.


THE CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE


Use the continuous present tense of each verb. Write the verb in the blank space.

1 (work) He _______________ on a report right now.
2 (study) We ________________ some important papers.
3 (help) She ________________ me with the report now.

4 (sit) The men _______________ at their desks now.
5 (write) The two girls ________________ letters.
6 (work) Everyone __________________ very hard right now.

7 (watch) I _________________ my boss and the visitors.
8 (listen) They ________________ to Mr. Wilson carefully.
9 (talk) Someone ________________ to Miss Stewart now.

10 (dictate) Mr. Adams _______________ letters right now.
11 (collect) Smith and Green_____________ information.
12 (talk) She ______________ and _______________ at the same time.
(write)
13 (talk) The men_____________ and _________________ right now.
(laugh)


IRREGULAR VERB QUIZ (2)
Select the correct verb for each sentence. Use each verb only once. Use only the past tense form the verb.

build
1. Last year, this class began at 8:30 p.m.
put
2. Mary __________________ on the slippery steps today.
fall
3. The Browns _______________ a new house last year.
feel
4. The thief ________________ jewelry from that store.
fly
5. Miss Davis _______________ to Cuba with her sister.
bite
6. Frank _________________ us a long letter last week.
steal
7. He __________________ his hand with a sharp knife.
tear
8. Mary ________________ her new dress to the party.
cut
9. Bill ________________ me fifteen dollars yesterday
begin
10. The man _______________ the door very quietly.
write
11. Mr. Wilson __________________ the car carefully.
drive
12. She ________________ the dictionary beside the typewriter
lend
13. We _______________ happy because of the news.
shut
14. The dog ______________ me and _____________ my clothes.
wear


IRREGULAR VERB QUIZ (3)

Select the correct verb for each sentence. Use each verb only once. Use only the past tense form the verb.

teach
1. The men ___________ for Chicago last Tuesday
win
2. Frank ______________ on the slippery steps today.
fall
3. The Browns _______________ a new house last year.
feel
4. The thief ________________ jewelry from that store
fly
5. Miss Davis _______________ to Cuba with her sister.
bite
6. Frank _________________ us a long letter last week.
steal
7. He __________________ his hand with a sharp knife.
tear
8. Mary ________________ her news dress to the party.
cut
9. Bill ________________ me fifteen dollars yesterday
begin
10. The man _______________ the door very quietly.
write
11. Mr. Wilson __________________ the car carefully.
drive
12. She ________________ the dictionary beside the typewriter
lend
13. We _______________ happy because of the news
shut
14. The dog ______________ me and _____________ my clothes.
wear