) Pupils aren't writing a dictation now. (to translate the text) +
2) Margaret is washing the dishes. (to sweep the floor) --
3) The days are getting shorter. (to get longer) -
) My Granny isn't reading a magazine. (to watch TV) +
5) My friend and me are sunbathing. (to swim) -
5) The kitten isn't sleeping. (to play)+
7) Greg and his boss aren't having lunch. (to read a report) +
8) Cliff and Julia are preparing for the test. (to dance at the
disco) -
9) My father isn't washing his car. (to dig in the garden) +​

1) Pupils aren't writing a dictation now. (to translate the text) +
In this sentence, the action of writing a dictation is not happening now. Instead, the pupils are doing something else, which is translating the text. So, we would translate this sentence as "Ученики сейчас не пишут диктант. (они переводят текст)".

2) Margaret is washing the dishes. (to sweep the floor) --
Here, the action of washing the dishes is happening, but the action of sweeping the floor is not happening. Therefore, we wouldn't include it in the translation. The correct translation would be "Маргарет моет посуду."

3) The days are getting shorter. (to get longer) -
The sentence states that the days are becoming shorter, so the opposite action of getting longer is not happening. We would translate it as "Дни становятся короче."

4) My Granny isn't reading a magazine. (to watch TV) +
In this sentence, the action of reading a magazine is not happening. Instead, Granny is doing something else, which is watching TV. So, we would translate it as "Моя бабушка сейчас не читает журнал. (она смотрит телевизор)."

5) My friend and I are sunbathing. (to swim) -
The sentence states that the action of sunbathing is happening, but the action of swimming is not happening. Therefore, we wouldn't include it in the translation. The correct translation would be "Мой друг и я загораем."

6) The kitten isn't sleeping. (to play) +
In this sentence, the action of sleeping is not happening. Instead, the kitten is doing something else, which is playing. So, we would translate it as "Котенок не спит. (он играет)."

7) Greg and his boss aren't having lunch. (to read a report) +
In this sentence, the action of having lunch is not happening. Instead, Greg and his boss are doing something else, which is reading a report. So, we would translate it as "Грег и его начальник не обедают. (они читают отчет)."

8) Cliff and Julia are preparing for the test. (to dance at the disco) -
Here, the action of preparing for the test is happening, and the action of dancing at the disco is not happening. Therefore, we wouldn't include it in the translation. The correct translation would be "Клифф и Джулия готовятся к тесту."

9) My father isn't washing his car. (to dig in the garden) +
In this sentence, the action of washing his car is not happening. Instead, my father is doing something else, which is digging in the garden. So, we would translate it as "Мой папа не моет свою машину. (он копает в саду)."