The Present Continuous
Use the following verbs (chew, drown, eat, fly, give, look, tell, try, wait, use) to complete the jokes. Watch your spelling!
1 The police are _____ing for a man with one eye called Smith.
> What's his other eye called?
2 Tell the passengers that I have both good news and bad news for them.
> What's the good news?
We are _____ing in perfect weather and we are making excellent time.
> And what's the bad news?
We're lost.
3 Is that your nose or are you just _____ing a banana?
4 It's Paul's first day at his new school.
Excuse me, young man, but are you _____ing gum?
> No, sir. I'm Paul Welsh.
5 Two sisters are in bed together.
Are you asleep?
> I'm not _____ing you.
6 Come out of the water. Swimming
is not allowed here.
> But I'm not swimming, officer. I'm _____ing!
7 What is the difference between a post box and an elephant?
> I don't know.
Well, I'm not _____ing you this letter to post!
8 A small boy is standing next to an escalator. He is looking at the handrail.
Is there something wrong? asks a shop assistant.
> No. I'm just _____ing for my chewing gum to come back.
9 A man is having a meal in a restaurant.
Waiter. This meat is very tough. What is it?
> The problem isn't the meat, sir. You're _____ing to eat the plate.
10 Why is your cat looking at me?
> Probably because you're _____ing its bowl.
Please be quiet! I'm trying to listen to the radio,
Use the following verbs (chew, drown, eat, fly, give, look, tell, try, wait, use) to complete the jokes. Watch your spelling!
1 The police are _____ing for a man with one eye called Smith.
> What's his other eye called?
2 Tell the passengers that I have both good news and bad news for them.
> What's the good news?
We are _____ing in perfect weather and we are making excellent time.
> And what's the bad news?
We're lost.
3 Is that your nose or are you just _____ing a banana?
4 It's Paul's first day at his new school.
Excuse me, young man, but are you _____ing gum?
> No, sir. I'm Paul Welsh.
5 Two sisters are in bed together.
Are you asleep?
> I'm not _____ing you.
6 Come out of the water. Swimming
is not allowed here.
> But I'm not swimming, officer. I'm _____ing!
7 What is the difference between a post box and an elephant?
> I don't know.
Well, I'm not _____ing you this letter to post!
8 A small boy is standing next to an escalator. He is looking at the handrail.
Is there something wrong? asks a shop assistant.
> No. I'm just _____ing for my chewing gum to come back.
9 A man is having a meal in a restaurant.
Waiter. This meat is very tough. What is it?
> The problem isn't the meat, sir. You're _____ing to eat the plate.
10 Why is your cat looking at me?
> Probably because you're _____ing its bowl.
Please be quiet! I'm trying to listen to the radio,