The Present Continuous Tense
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The Present Continuous Tense
am
V ing
is
are
now
when?
at the moment
Write the verbs in ing-form:
Example: look — look ing , ru n — ru nn ing ,
giv e — giv ing
1.ask, arrange , go , play, come, 2.stay, say, get, make, work, 3.tell, cook, listen, take,watch, 4.dance, do, climb, sleep, clean, 5.eat, wash, jog,sit, act, knit, 6.help, correct, enjoy, wright
Check yourself
- 1.ask ing , arrang ing , go ing , play ing , com ing ,
- 2.stay ing , say ing , get ting , mak ing , work ing ,
- 3.tell ing , cook ing , listen ing , tak ing, watch ing ,
- 4.danc ing , do ing , climb ing , sleep ing , clean ing ,
- 5.eat ing , wash ing , jog ging, sit ting , act ing , knit ting ,
- 6.help ing , correct ing , enjoy ing , wright ing
Present Continuous - affirmative
- 1. He ( to read ) a book now.
- 2. She ( to do ) her homework.
- 3. My mother ( to sit ) at the table now.
- 4. I still ( to write ) a letter.
- 5. They (to play) football.
- 6. It ( to snow ) now.
- 7. She ( to explain ) a grammar rule.
- 8. We ( to have ) dinner now.
- 9 . It still ( to rain ).
- 1 0 . They ( to eat ) soup.
- 1 1 . The girl ( to dra w) a picture.
- 1 2 . Her daughter ( to pla y) chess at the moment.
Put these verbs in the Present Continuous
do, buy, cook, p1ay, put on, read, dance, walk
1. He … a new bag at the moment.
2. We…in the park.
3. I… "Harry Porter now.
4. I... my raincoat.
5. My friend and I ... football.
6. Granny... fish.
7. We... at the party.
8. You … English at the moment.
5. are playing
6. is cooking
7. are dancing
8. are doing
Present Continuous - question
?
Am
Is
Are
кто
что
Wh
V ing ?
Yes/no
Yes/no
Short answer:
Is he writ ing now?
Is he play ing at the moment?
Are they sleeping?
Are they reading?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t
Yes, they are .
No, they aren’t.
“ Wh”
What film are they watch ing?
Who is sit t ing on the TV?
Where are they run n ing ?
Why are they run n ing ?
Who is she writ ing to?
Where is she sit t ing ?
Questions
“ tag”
“ or”
He is jump ing , isn’t he ?
They aren’t walking, are they?
Sam is sleep ing , isn’t he?
Is he do ing Math or not ?
Is she water ing the flowers or not?
Are they hav ing
dinner or supper?
Make up questions
- 1. She is watching television at the moment.
- 2. They are playing football now.
- 3. My sister is writing a letter.
- 4. We are listening to the stereo.
- 5. They are talking to my friend.
- 6. Mary is sleeping.
- 7. You are listening to the radio.
Look at the pictures. Write down the answers to th e se questions:
MOTHER:
- Is John doing his homework?
- Is Dad working in the garden?
- Is Nancy playing the violin?
- Is Sparky sleeping?
- Is grandma knitting?
Put these verbs in the Present Continuous
do, buy, cook, p1ay, put on, read, dance, walk
1. He … a new bag at the moment.
2. We…in the park.
3. I… "Harry Porter now.
4. I... my raincoat.
5. My friend and I ... football.
6. Granny... fish.
7. We... at the party.
8. You … English at the moment.
5. are playing
6. is cooking
7. are dancing
8. are doing
Describe what is happening now
to hold the hand up
to sit at the desk
to fly over the houses
to change the colour
Negative
am not
V ing
isn’t
aren’t
Make up negatives
- 1. She is watching television at the moment.
- 2. They are playing football now.
- 3. My sister is writing a letter.
- 4. We are listening to the stereo.
- 5. They are talking to my friend.
- 6. Mary is sleeping.
- 7. You are listening to the radio.
- 8. He is having breakfast at the moment
- And what are you doing now?
And what are
you doing now?