Present progressive or present continuous These slides will help you to understand the present progressive or present continuous in a more effective way.

1. Prepared by: Junaid Iqbal

2. We use the present continuous to
talk about actions happening now,
at the moment.
.

3. The Present Continuous
Tense is used
for
1. Actions which are happening at
or around the moment of
speaking.
• Now I’m doing the washing up.
• She is working very hard
nowadays.
2. Temporary situations.
• I’m staying with a friend at

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

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

6. The Present Continuous
Tense is used
for
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.

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

8. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
TIME
EXPRESSIONS:
They are throwing snowballs
now.

9. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
At the moment I’m playing football.
play

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

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

12. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
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
INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play

13. Affirmative Negative
I
reading
cooking
singing
I am not (’m not)
reading
cooking
dancin
g
singing
is (’s)
You are not(aren’t)
He
dancing She isnot (isn’t)
am (’m)
You are (’re)
He
She
It
We
You
They
are (’re)
It
We
You are not (aren’t)
They

14. INTERROGATIVE
YES/NO
ANSWERS
Am I I am. I am not.
(’m not)
Are you painting? you are you arenot.
eating?
Yes, No,
(aren’t)
he swimming? he he
Is she walking? she is. she is not.
it it it (isn’t)
we we we
Are you you are. you arenot.
they they they (aren’t)

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

16. WHAT IS TWEETY
DOING?
IT’S FLYING

17. VERB + ing (spelling
rules)
listen + ing = listening
die (-ie y) + ing =
dying write + ing =
writing hop + p + ing
= hopping
travel + l + ing =
travelling

18. Make –ing forms of each verb
given.
begin
rub
listen
lie
swim
study
happe
n
get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put

19. –ing
forms
beginnin
g
rubbing
listening
lying
swimmin
g
studying
getting
using
admitting
trying
deciding
coming
putting

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

21. EXERCISE ON PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE

Affirmative Sentences
Write positive sentences in present progressive.
4. you / play / cards
2. Alice / walk / around the lake
3. Caron / listen / to the radio
4. we / read / a book about Australia
16. Linda / look for / her ring

22. EXERCISE ON PAST
PROGRESSIVE Negative Sentences
 Write negative sentences in present progressive.
5. Sarah and Luke / not / work
7. Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry
9. Barry / not / drive / a lorry
11. Mandy / not / have / lunch
13. Albert / not / play / tennis

23. EXERCISE ON PAST
PROGRESSIVE
 Questions
 Write questions in present progressive.
4. Rachel / feed / the cat
6. the children / paint / a picture
8. Clark / repair / his computer
10. Hazel / swim / in the pool
12. Lucas / have / a shower