The Present Continuous Tense

1. English I

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
actions at the moment of speaking

4. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
She is walking.
Structure:
VERB TO BE + VERB-ING
(AM-IS-ARE)
Affirmative form

5. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
She is writing her
homework
He is playing
baseball.

6. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
The girl is holding a
cat.
They are taking care of
the cat.

7. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
 Nota** Verbos terminados en –e
 Cambian directamente a –ing
 Drive > driving
 Write> writing
 Take > taking
frase verbal, el verbo lleva el gerundio, no la
preposición.
 Switch on - switching on
 Turn off - turning off

8. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
 FORMA NEGATIVA:
 You are not playing.
 You are not watching TV.
 You are not working now.

9.  She is not (isn’t) working.
She is playing golf.
 It is not (isn’t) eating.
It is walking.

10. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 FORMA INTERROGATIVA.
Is he listening to the radio?
No, he isn’t.
What is he doing?
He is driving a car.

11. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 Are they dancing?
No, they aren’t
 What are they doing?
They are working.

12.  Material preparado por
Prof. Alicia Ocampo