<p> Lesson 1- Exercises -Present Progressive</p><p>A. Add ing to the following verbs: 1. die ______7. eat ______2. fight ______8. blow ______3. tan ______9. break ______4. plan ______10. snow ______5. sail ______11. show ______6. prepare ______12. do ______</p><p>B. Fill in the following sentences in the present progressive 1. They ______(wait) for us on the corner now. 2. Listen! I think the telephone______(ring). 3. I see that you______(wear) your new suit today. 4. The boys______(make) a lot of noise. Please tell them to be quiet. 5. Mr. Zehavy ______(not work) in his office today. 6. My parents______(go to a concert tonight. 7. The bus driver______(not drive) carefully. 8. ______the pupils______(decorate the room at the moment? 9. You______(not take) a shower right now. 10. They______(have) sales in all the big stores now. 11. Look! It______(begin) to rain 12. At present my grandparent______(travel) in London. 13. The maid______(clean) the room now. 14. ______you______(watch) TV right now? 15. Sharon______(not swim) in the pool at the moment. 16. My brother______(not come) home today. 17. Two old ladies______(sit) under a tree. 18. ______they______(laugh) at what I said? 19. Ronen______(look) for the book which he lost. 20. Mom is sick. She______(lie) in bed. 21. The Bus The bus______(come). The passengers______(sit down). One woman ______(give) the driver the money. An old man ______(read) his newspaper. The young boy ______(ring) the bell. Two children ______(run) for the bus. The bus ______(stop) and the people ______(get off) it. . 22. Autumn Is Here It is beginning of autumn. I can see though the window that it ______(rain). The wind ______(blow) and some leaves ______(fall). My brothers______(listen) to records and they ______(discuss) the weather. It seems that the summer is over and there is nothing to look forward to. A small dog outside______(run) and ______(bark) in happily. I guess he______(look) for shelter. I think that the best thing about autumn and winter is that spring and summer are soon to follow. 23. A Busy Afternoon It is 06:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Everybody is busy. Father ______(read) the Evening paper. Mother ______(help) David with his homework. Miriam ______(do) the dishes. Uri ______(wash) the family car. Our little dog ______(bark) unhappily. He ______(wait) for somebody to take him out. There are a lot of actives outside. People ______(come) from work. Mothers ______(call) their children to come back home. Another day ______(come) to an end.</p>