Present Continuous – questions + household activities

👉 Sloveso am/is/are ide na začiatok vety.

1.      Yes/No questions

I am running. → Am I running?  Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

She is feeding the dog. → Is she feeding the dog?  Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.

They are cleaning the room. → Are they cleaning the room? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

2.      Wh- questions

What are you doing? → I am dusting the furniture.

Where is he going? → He is going to the kitchen.

When  is  he cooking dinner? → He is cooking dinner in the evening.

Vocabulary – Household activities

English	IPA (BrE)	Slovak
dust the furniture	/dʌst ðə ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃə/	utierať prach (z nábytku)
wash the dishes	/wɒʃ ðə ˈdɪʃ.ɪz/	umývať riad
clean the room	/kliːn ðə ruːm/	upratovať izbu
make the bed	/meɪk ðə bed/	ustlať posteľ
vacuum the floor	/ˈvæk.juːm ðə flɔː/	vysávať podlahu
do the laundry	/duː ðə ˈlɔːn.dri/	prať bielizeň
hang the clothes	/hæŋ ðə kləʊðz/	vešať prádlo
iron a shirt	/ˈaɪ.ən ə ʃɜːt/	žehliť košeľu
mop the floor	/mɒp ðə flɔː/	vytierať (umývať) podlahu
feed the cat	/fiːd ðə kæt/	kŕmiť mačku

Exercises

1) Make questions:
a) you / dust the furniture → ?
b) she / wash the dishes → ?
c) they / do the laundry → ?
d) he / mop the floor → ?
e) we / make the bed → ?

2) Answer the questions:
a) Are you dusting the furniture? → Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
b) Is she washing the dishes? → …
c) Are they doing the laundry? → …
d) Is he mopping the floor? → …
e) Are we making the bed? → …

💬 Speaking 

Q: Look around your house: What are people doing? What aren’t they doing? A: My husband is reading. He isn’t cleaning. My children are playing. They aren’t studying.

Q: Role-play: One person asks, the other answers – Are you cooking dinner? A: Are you cooking dinner? – No, I’m not. I’m studying English.

Q: What household activities are easy? Which are difficult? Which do you like / don’t like? A: I think washing the dishes is easy. Vacuuming the floor is difficult. I like cooking, but I don’t like ironing.

Q: Is your best friend working now? What is he/she doing? A: Yes, she is. She is working in the office. / No, he isn’t. He is travelling today.

Q: What are you doing this week? What aren’t you doing this week? A: I am working from home this week. I’m not going shopping.

✅ Solutions

1) Make questions:
a) Are you dusting the furniture?
b) Is she washing the dishes?
c) Are they doing the laundry?
d) Is he mopping the floor?
e) Are we making the bed?

2) Answers:
a) Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
b) Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
c) Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
d) Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
e) Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.