present continuous

English Department

Sergio M. Valdivia Corona

Grammar PresentationPresent Continuous

I’m eating.

We’re running.

She’s eating.She isn’t reading.

It’s raining.The sun isn’t shining.

They’re running.They aren’t walking.

The Present Continuous is:

am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc.

Subject be Examples

I

He

She

It

You*

We

They

am (not) - ing

is (not) - ing

are (not) - ing

*You is either singular or plural.

I’m working.

I’m not listening to music.

Chris is writing a letter.

She isn’t eating. / She’s not eating.

The phone is ringing.

We’re having dinner.

You’re not listening to me. / You aren’t listening to me.

The children are doing their homework.

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am/is/are + verb–ing = something is happening now:

past futurenow

I’m working.She’s wearing a hat.

They’re playing football.I’m not watching TV.

Please be quiet. I’m working. = (I’m working now)

Look at Sue! She’s wearing her new hat. = (she’s wearing it now)

The weather is nice at the moment. It’s not raining.

`Where are the children?´ `They’re playing in the park.´

(on the phone) We’re having dinner now. Can you phone again later?

You can turn off the television. I’m not watching it now.

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(a) come coming

write writing

(b) run running

sit sitting

drop e and add -ing

one syllable verbs ended in a vowel + consonant duplicate the consonant and add -ing

dance dancing

Spelling

(c) lie lying irregular spelling

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1. She’s _______ an apple.

2. They ___________ for the bus.

3. They ____________ football.

4. ____________ on the grass.

1 Let’s Practice What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the

sentences:

eating

’re waiting

’re playing

She’s lying

eatlie

playwait

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1. Please be quiet. I ____________.

2. `Where’s John?´ `He’s in the kitchen. He ___________.´

3. `You ______________ on my foot.´ `Oh, I’m sorry.´

4. Look! Somebody _______________ in the river.

5. We’re on holiday. We ____________ at the Central Hotel.

6. `Where’s Ann?´ `She __________ a shower.´

7. They ____________ a new theatre in the city centre at the

moment.

8. I __________ now. Goodbye.

2 Let’s Practice Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

’m working

’s cooking

’re standing

is swimming

build cook go have stand stay swim work

’re staying

’s having

’re building

’m going

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1. (have dinner) ___________________________.

2. (watch television) _____________________________.

3. (sit on the floor) ___________________________.

4. (read a book) ___________________________.

5. (play the piano) _____________________________.

6. (laugh) ________________.

7. (wear a hat) _______________________.

8. (write a letter) ____________________________.

3 Let’s Practice Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s –

ing or She isn’t –ing.

Jane isn’t having dinner

She’s watching television

She’s sitting on the floorShe isn’t reading a book

She isn’t playing the piano

She’s laughing

She’s wearing a hatShe isn’t writing a letter

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1. (I / wash / my hair) ___________________________.

2. (it / snow) _________________.

3. (I / sit / on a chair) ________________________.

4. (I / eat) ________________.

5. (it / rain) ________________.

6. (I / learn / English) ______________________.

7. (I / listen / to music) _____________________________.

8. (the sun / shine) _____________________.

9. (I / wear / shoes) _________________________.

10.(I / read / a newspaper) ________________________________.

4 Let’s Practice What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

I’m not washing my hair

It isn’t snowing

I’m sitting on a chair

I’m not eating

It isn’t raining

I’m learning EnglishI’m not listening to music

The sun is shining

I’m not wearing shoes

I’m not reading a newspaper