The Simple The Simple Present Present

Continuous TenseContinuous Tense

The Simple The Simple Present Present

Continuous TenseContinuous Tense

Affirmative and negative form

I am

‘m

playing

You

We

They

are

‘re

He

She

It

is

‘s

I

am not

‘m not

playing

You

We

They

are not

aren’t

He

She

It

is not

isn’t

Affirmative

Iyou……………………………………..hesheit……………………………………..weyouthey

'm eating

’s eating

’re eating

’s eating’s eating

’re eating’re eating’re eating

Put the verb “to eat” in the affirmative form of the

present continuous

Negative

Iyou……………………………………..he she it ……………………………………..we you they

’m not eating

isn’t eating

aren’t eating

isn’t eatingisn’t eating

aren’t eatingaren’t eatingaren’t eating

Put the verb “to eat” in the negative form of the present

continuous:

Interrogative form

Am I

playing?

Are

you

we

they

Is

he

she

it

I

am

‘m not

We

They

are

aren’t

He

She

It

is

isn’t

Interrogative Short answers

Am I eating … ?Are you eating … ?…………………………………….

Is he eating … ?Is she eating … ?Is it eating … ?…………………………………….

Are we eating … ?Are you eating … ?Are they eating … ?

Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.…………………………………….

Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.

…………………………………….

Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.

Am eating Are eating

eating Is Is eating

Is eating

Are eating Are eating

Are eating

I’m not I am

she is she isn’t

we are we aren’t

Make questions in the present continuous and then

answer it. Use the verb “to eat”:

At the moment, I’m playing football.

Right now, he is playing football

play

Uses of the Present Continuous I 1. Actions which are happening at or

around the moment of speaking.• Now I’m doing the washing up.• She is working very hard at the

moment.2. Temporary situations.

• I’m staying with a friend at the moment.

3. Changing or developing situations.• His English is getting better.• It’s getting colder.4. Fixed arrangements in the near

future.• They are getting married next week.

Uses of the Present Continuous II

SOME VERBS CAN’T APPEAR IN THE –ING FORM

• Some verbs cannot appear in the –ing form. They are called stative verbs:– Like, love, hate, prefer, want, dislike– * be, *have– Remember, know, understand, suppose, wish– See, sound, hear, – Need

• Some stative verbs might appear in the –ing form, with a change in meaning:

• Be– Be when it is used in the continuous it means

‘behaving’ or ‘acting’ • You are stupid = it’s part of your personality • You are being stupid = only now, not usually

• Have– have (stative) = own

I have a car – have (dynamic) = part of an expression

I’m having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break

Exceptions to stative verbs

VERB + ing (spelling rules)

1. To listen + ing = listening2. To write + ing = writing3. To die + ing (-iey) = dyingBUT:

To study + ing = studyingTo play + ing = playing

4. To put + ing = putting 5. To travel + ing =

travelling

Make –ing forms of each verb given.

begin rub listen lie swim study happen

getuseadmittrydecidecomeput

–ing formsbeginningrubbinglisteninglyingswimmingstudying happening

gettingusingadmittingtryingdecidingcoming putting