Present Continuous English Grammar

1. The Present Continuous Tense
• I am giving classes right now
• My mother is working now.
• The students are paying
attention at this moment.

2. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
I am
‘m
playing
You
We
They
are
‘re
He
She
It
is
‘s
AFFIRMATIVE: Play

3. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play
Am I
playing?
Are
you
we
they
Is
he
she
it
I
am not
‘m not
playing
You
We
They
are not
aren’t
He
She
It
is not
isn’t

4. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Is he playing football at the moment?
No, he isn’t. He is running.

5. WHAT IS SHE DOING?
draw
She is drawing a picture at
the moment

6. WHAT IS TWEETY
DOING?
IT’S FLYING

7. WHAT IS DAVID DOING?
At the moment he’s playing football

8. VERB + ing (spelling rules)

9. Make –ing forms of each verb given.
• begin
• rub
• listen
• lie
• swim
• study
• happen
• get
• use
• admit
• try
• decide
• come
• put

10. ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING
AT PRESENT (1)
They are dancing right now.

11. TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2)
They normally play tennis.
But this week they are skating.

12. CHANGING SITUATIONS (3)
Yesterday it was very sunny.
Today it’s raining more and more.

13. FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4)
They are celebrating a party next weekend.

14. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.
They are throwing snowballs now