Present continuous made by claire

now

at the moment of speaking

The Present continuous is used when we talk about something

which is happening

It used to talk about actions happening

PAST FUTURENOW

We often use the present continuous with

now

at the moment

just now

right

nowat

present

today

this

year

nowada

ysthis

evening

tonight

WE NEEDSUBJECT TO BE VERB +

ing

IYOUHESHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

AMAREISISIS

AREAREARE

WALKINGSWIMMINGSTUDYINGDRINKINGSNOWINGRUNNINGDANCINGPLAYING

(´m)

(´re)

(´s)

(´s)

(´s)

(´re)

(´re)

(´re)

WE NEEDSUBJECT TO BE

NOTVERB +

ing

IYOUHESHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

AM NOTARE NOTIS NOTIS

NOTIS NOTARE NOTARE NOTARE NOT

WORKINGCOOKINGLISTENINGWRITINGRINGING

READINGLAUGHING

(´m not)

(aren´t)

(isn´t)

(isn´t)

(isn´t)

(aren´t)

(aren´t)

(aren´t)FIGHTING

WE NEEDTO BE

AMAREISISIS

AREAREARE

SUBJECT

IYOUHE

SHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

VERB + ing

SINGINGCRYINGDRIVING

THINKINGFLYING

CLIMBINGSPEAKINGSLEEPING

PRESENT CONTINUOUSAffirmative sentences

Negative sentences

Interrogative sentences

Subject + TO BE + Verb -ing Subject + TO BE NOT + Verb -ing TO BE + Subject + Verb –ing ?

I AM DANCING I´M DANCING

YOU ARE DANCING YOU´RE DANCING

HE IS DANCING HE ´S DANCING

SHE IS DANCING SHE´S DANCING

IT IS DANCING IT´S DANCING

WE ARE DANCING WE´RE DANCING

YOU ARE DANCING YOU´RE DANCING

THEY ARE DANCING THEY´RE DANCING

I AM NOT DANCING I ´M NOT DANCING

YOU ARE NOT DANCING YOU AREN´T DANCING

HE IS NOT DANCING HE ISN´T DANCING

SHE IS NOT DANCING SHE ISN´T DANCING

IT IS NOT DANCING IT ISN´T DANCING

WE ARE NOT DANCING WE AREN´T DANCING

YOU ARE NOT DANCING YOU AREN´T DANCING

THEY ARE NOT DANCING THEY AREN´T DANCING

AM I DANCING?

ARE YOU DANCING?

IS HE DANCING?

IS SHE DANCING?

IS IT DANCING?

ARE WE DANCING?

ARE YOU DANCING?

ARE THEY DANCING?

We use the present continuous to talk about actions that happen

NOW. Some time expressions

at the moment todaythis year

this evening

at presenttonight

just now

right now

nowadays REMEMBER :

WHY CAN’T THEY ANSWER THE DOOR?

Don’t forget to click on the owl, the elder son, and the father!

The grandparents

The younger son

The uncle The aunt

The cousin

The father

The mother The younger daughterThe elder daughter

The elder son

WORD BANK

dancedraw an owl

listen to musicrehearse with his group

rock the babysing

sleepwalksmoke a cigarette

tell a storywatch TV

1 The elder son

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

The mother

The younger daughter

The elder daughter

The father

The grandparents

The uncle

The younger son

The aunt

The cousin

is rehearsing with his group.

is rocking the baby.

is listening to music.

is singing.

is watching TV.

is drawing an owl.

are dancing.

is smoking a cigarette.

is telling a story.

is sleepwalking.

Definitely too much noise in

here !!!

Put in Present Continuous!

1. I ________(read) a good book.2. He _______ (watch) TV now.3. She _______(make) a cake at the moment.4. They_____ always _____(travel)

somewhere.5. What___you______(do) now?6. Look! It ________(snow)!7. We ________(leave) tonight.8. Our plane_________(take) off at 9.

He is Peter Jackson. He is a postman.

- What does he do?- He delivers letters.- Is he delivering letters

now?- No, he isn’t.- What is he doing?- He is cutting the grass.

She is Mrs. Sherlock. She is a teacher.

- What does she do?- She teaches Biology.- Is she teaching now?- No, she isn’t.- What is he doing?- She is working on the computer.

He is Andy Peterson. He is a pilot.

- What does he do?- He flies planes.- Is he flying now?- No, he isn’t.- What is he doing?- He is having a shower.

She is Julie. She is a student.

- What does she do?- She studies Medicine.- Is she studying now?- No, she isn’t.- What is he doing?- She is painting.

He is Patrick. He is a cook.

- What does he do?- He cooks food in a

restaurant.- Is he cooking now?- No, he isn’t.- What is he doing?- He is fishing.

A- Look at the pictures next to the exercises.Then complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

have sleep play drink shine read wear migrate gossip1- A: Listen! Paul ……………………. a bath in the

bathroom B: Oh, yes. He …………………………. a bath every morning.2- A: Look ! Mark ………………………………orange juice for breakfast B: Oh, yes. But he usually ……………………………….coffee for breakfast.3- A: Look up! The sun …………………………… today. B: Oh, yes. In summer it…………………….almost every day.4- A: Look at Tim. He ………………………….. jeans. B: Yes, he is. But he……………………………….a uniform on weekdays.

5- A: …………………………..they …………………………….now? B: Yes, they…………………………………….everyday.

6- A: Look.They ……………………………. a newspaper. B: Oh yes.They ……………………………..it after breakfast everyday.7- A: Don’t enter the room. Linda

…………………………….. B: Oh, yes .She ………………………………. 10 hours a day. 8- A: There are Jim and John .They ………………………… football. B: Oh,yes.They ……………………………football almost every Saturday.9- A: Look up! The birds ………………………………………… B: Oh, yes. They …………………………… to hot countries every autumn.