THE JOHNSONS

1. What is Mr. Johnson doing? Mister Johnson is reading a newspaper.
2. Is Mrs. Johnson watching TV? Mrs. Johnson is not watching TV.
3. Where are the children sitting? The children sitting on the carpet on the floor.
4. What are the children doing? The children watching TV.
5. Is their grandmother reading or watching TV? Their grandmother is watching TV.

Grammar practice Present continuous

Example: They are having lunch. Are they having lunch? They aren’t having lunch.

1. Father is reading newspapers. Is father reading newspapers? Father isn’t reading newspapers.
2. The family are watching TV. Are the family are watching TV? The family aren’t watching TV.
3. Paul’s grandmother is knitting. Is Paul’s grandmother knitting? Paul’s grandmother isn’t knitting.
4. My cousin plays chess well. Does my cousin play chess well? My cousin doesn’t play chess well.
5. They know interesting things about animals. Do they know interesting things about animals? They don’t know interesting things about animals.
6. They are playing in the room. Are they playing in the room. They aren’t playing in the room.

Example: She is a doctor.
She isn’t a doctor.

1. She studies at school. She doesn’t study at school.
2. Kate is swimming in the river. Kate isn’t swimming in the river.
3. Aunt Mary has got a daughter. Aunt Mary doesn’t have got a daughter.
4. Make up sentences. Don’t make up sentences.
5. The boys are playing in the yard. The boys aren’t playing in the yard.
6. They live in London. They don’t live in London.
7. The Browns have supper at home. The Browns don’t have supper at home.

At home

Write about your family. The questions will help you.
a) Is your family big or small?

My family is big.
b) Have you got a brother or a sister?

I have a brother and a sister.
What are their names?

Their names are Albert and Shoghik.
c) Are they pupils?

Albert is not a pupil but Shoghik is.
d) What is your father’s/mother’s job?

My father is a businessman, my mother is housewife.
e) What do you usually do in the evening?

We usually watch TV in the evening.
f) Do you watch TV?

Yes, we do.
g) When do you go to bed?

We go to bed at 10:00 PM.