[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019d063b-a565-71d4-adff-a2753c85b5f5":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019b510a-88fb-7c66-b1a9-350a4039fbfc":231},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019d063b-a565-71d4-adff-a2753c85b5f5","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019b510a-88fb-7c66-b1a9-350a4039fbfc","Present Continuous - Daily Activities","Look at the sentences about daily activities.\nComplete each sentence using the present continuous.\nChoose the correct word\u002Fwords.\n\nRemember:\nWe use the present continuous (is\u002Fam\u002Fare + -ing form) for actions happening now.",0,[11,33,51,69,87,106,137,167,186,213],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019f4b0f-4425-78f5-980a-c3ed7b212708","Dad __1__ the dishes right now; he is reading a book.","For negative present continuous with 'he', we use 'is not' (or 'isn't') + verb-ing. 'Doesn't wash' is present simple, and 'not washing' is missing the auxiliary verb 'is'.","She isn't cooking dinner right now; she is sleeping.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019f4b0f-4423-7634-b571-abc9e9ff9dd1",1,[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4423-70c0-b571-abc9e8fcf5ed","isn't washing",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4423-7184-b571-abc9e9169b95","doesn't wash",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4423-7200-b571-abc9e9553ffc","not washing",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d0645-28c5-7355-8a5f-c4b94d270ad4","My sister __1__ breakfast in the kitchen right now.","We use the present continuous (is\u002Fam\u002Fare + -ing form) to describe actions happening right now. The time expression 'right now' signals an action in progress at this moment.","She is cooking dinner in the kitchen right now.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":19,"options":41},"019d0645-28c4-76a9-bc01-735bd6c433a7",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-28c4-75b5-bc01-735bd54c7ead","is making",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-28c4-7649-bc01-735bd5916e38","makes",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-28c4-7681-bc01-735bd68a0897","making",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":19,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"019f4b0f-4425-7b5d-980a-c3ed7dc305c7","I __1__ to music at the moment.","For negative present continuous with 'I', we use 'am not' + verb-ing. 'Don't listen' is present simple, and 'am not listen' is missing the -ing ending on the verb.","I am not eating breakfast right now.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":19,"options":59},"019f4b0f-4425-7ae5-980a-c3ed7d10d436",[60,63,66],{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4425-79fd-980a-c3ed7b9a4e10","am not listening",{"id":64,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4425-7a5d-980a-c3ed7c6e81a9","don't listen",{"id":67,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4425-7aa5-980a-c3ed7c950bfb","am not listen",{"id":70,"sentenceTemplate":71,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":72,"exampleSentence":73,"blanks":74},"019f4b0f-4425-7d49-980a-c3ed80a8c43d","My brothers __1__ their homework at the moment; they are playing video games.","For negative present continuous with a plural subject like 'my brothers', we use 'aren't' + verb-ing. 'Isn't doing' is for singular subjects, and 'don't do' is present simple.","They aren't sleeping right now; they are watching a film.",[75],{"id":76,"blankNumber":19,"options":77},"019f4b0f-4425-7cd1-980a-c3ed7fe40cd9",[78,81,84],{"id":79,"optionText":80,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4425-7bf5-980a-c3ed7e62c8ae","aren't doing",{"id":82,"optionText":83,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4425-7c45-980a-c3ed7e729c38","isn't doing",{"id":85,"optionText":86,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4425-7c8d-980a-c3ed7f1ae481","don't do",{"id":88,"sentenceTemplate":89,"displayOrder":90,"explanation":91,"exampleSentence":92,"blanks":93},"019f4b0f-4425-7f09-980a-c3ed823d3473","Are you having lunch right now? Yes, __1__.",3,"A short answer to a present continuous yes\u002Fno question uses the auxiliary verb from the question. Because the question uses 'are', the short answer is 'Yes, I am.' We do not repeat the main verb in a short answer.","Are you getting dressed? Yes, I am.",[94],{"id":95,"blankNumber":19,"options":96},"019f4b0f-4425-7ea1-980a-c3ed8231f6e1",[97,100,103],{"id":98,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4425-7de5-980a-c3ed80eae4ae","I am",{"id":101,"optionText":102,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4425-7e31-980a-c3ed81ead77c","I do",{"id":104,"optionText":105,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4425-7e69-980a-c3ed8210769f","I am having",{"id":107,"sentenceTemplate":108,"displayOrder":109,"explanation":110,"exampleSentence":111,"blanks":112},"019d0645-a3c5-7a64-ae02-10648d4641e5","__1__ you __2__ TV in the living room?",4,"To make present continuous questions with 'you', we put 'are' at the beginning, followed by the subject and the -ing form. This asks about an action happening now.","Are you making dinner in the kitchen?",[113,125],{"id":114,"blankNumber":19,"options":115},"019d0645-a3c5-7908-ae02-10648a8fb208",[116,119,122],{"id":117,"optionText":118,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-a3c5-7870-ae02-1064891b31ee","Are",{"id":120,"optionText":121,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-a3c5-78a4-ae02-106489acbffe","Is",{"id":123,"optionText":124,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-a3c5-78d8-ae02-10648a8544be","Do",{"id":126,"blankNumber":32,"options":127},"019d0645-a3c5-7a0c-ae02-10648ca1f713",[128,131,134],{"id":129,"optionText":130,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-a3c5-7974-ae02-10648ab5ae7d","watching",{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-a3c5-79a8-ae02-10648b3e6428","watch",{"id":135,"optionText":136,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-a3c5-79dc-ae02-10648c25ed2b","watches",{"id":138,"sentenceTemplate":139,"displayOrder":140,"explanation":141,"exampleSentence":142,"blanks":143},"019f4b0f-4426-73ec-8707-5177afb280b8","What __1__ your sister __2__ in her room right now?",5,"For a wh-question in the present continuous with a singular subject like 'your sister', we use 'is' + subject + verb-ing. 'Are' is for plural subjects, 'does' belongs to present simple, and the main verb must take the -ing form.","What is your brother doing in the kitchen right now?",[144,156],{"id":145,"blankNumber":19,"options":146},"019f4b0f-4426-727c-8707-5177adbc5df5",[147,150,153],{"id":148,"optionText":149,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4426-71c8-8707-5177abe68eb2","is",{"id":151,"optionText":152,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4426-720c-8707-5177ac4cbfbf","are",{"id":154,"optionText":155,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4426-7248-8707-5177accad0c9","does",{"id":157,"blankNumber":32,"options":158},"019f4b0f-4426-7380-8707-5177af1bcd8c",[159,162,165],{"id":160,"optionText":161,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4b0f-4426-72d4-8707-5177adf77981","doing",{"id":163,"optionText":164,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4b0f-4426-7310-8707-5177ae020766","do",{"id":166,"optionText":155,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4b0f-4426-734c-8707-5177aedfb761",{"id":168,"sentenceTemplate":169,"displayOrder":170,"explanation":171,"exampleSentence":172,"blanks":173},"019d0645-28c5-7ac9-8a5f-c4b95ec5e4c7","The baby __1__ in the nursery right now.",7,"The phrase 'right now' shows the action is happening at this moment, so we use the present continuous. With singular subjects like 'the baby', we use 'is' plus the -ing form.","The dog is barking outside.",[174],{"id":175,"blankNumber":19,"options":176},"019d0645-28c5-7a91-8a5f-c4b95e1d816d",[177,180,183],{"id":178,"optionText":179,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-28c5-7a2d-8a5f-c4b95d170263","is crying",{"id":181,"optionText":182,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-28c5-7a51-8a5f-c4b95d21ea96","cries",{"id":184,"optionText":185,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-28c5-7a71-8a5f-c4b95db136fd","crying",{"id":187,"sentenceTemplate":188,"displayOrder":189,"explanation":190,"exampleSentence":191,"blanks":192},"019d0645-a3c6-7176-8a5a-88f03a8fd37e","__1__ your sister __2__ her bed now?",8,"Present continuous yes\u002Fno questions start with 'Is\u002FAre', then the subject, then the -ing form. 'Your sister' is singular, so we use 'Is' and the -ing form.","Is your brother doing his homework now?",[193,203],{"id":194,"blankNumber":19,"options":195},"019d0645-a3c5-7f9c-ae02-10649425b1ed",[196,198,200],{"id":197,"optionText":121,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-a3c5-7ef4-ae02-106492383831",{"id":199,"optionText":118,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-a3c5-7f3c-ae02-106492ab8744",{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-a3c5-7f6c-ae02-106493847770","Does",{"id":204,"blankNumber":32,"options":205},"019d0645-a3c6-7116-8a5a-88f03a07b858",[206,208,211],{"id":207,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-a3c6-7052-8a5a-88f038782219",{"id":209,"optionText":210,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-a3c6-70ae-8a5a-88f038bae3ed","make",{"id":212,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-a3c6-70e2-8a5a-88f03942d60d",{"id":214,"sentenceTemplate":215,"displayOrder":189,"explanation":216,"exampleSentence":217,"blanks":218},"019d0645-28c5-7ba1-8a5f-c4b960ca1bd8","They __1__ the floor in the hallway now.","The word 'now' indicates the action is happening at this moment, so we use the present continuous. With plural subjects like 'they', we use 'are' plus the -ing form.","They are cleaning the windows now.",[219],{"id":220,"blankNumber":19,"options":221},"019d0645-28c5-7b69-8a5f-c4b960c14139",[222,225,228],{"id":223,"optionText":224,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0645-28c5-7b0d-8a5f-c4b95f971c1d","are sweeping",{"id":226,"optionText":227,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0645-28c5-7b2d-8a5f-c4b9603815c8","sweep",{"id":229,"optionText":230,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0645-28c5-7b4d-8a5f-c4b96090ca81","is sweeping",{"title":232,"slug":233,"language":234},"Present Continuous","present-continuous","en"]