prsent continuous

1. PRESENT CONTINOUS

2. Language in context
 Man: Where are you?
 Woman: I’m at work.
 Man: what are you doing?
 Woman: I am writing a letter to my friend. I am telling him about my life and my new job.
 Man: Are you using the computer?
 Woman: No, I am not using the computer because I like to hand write letters. My hand is getting
tired though

3. Uses
 The Present Continuous is used for actions happening right now.
 2. The Present Continuous is also used for processes happening around the present time.
 3. The Present Continuous is also used for description of pictures.

4. Look at these examples sentences and
questions
 We are studying English. • You are using a computer. • It is raining today. • I am working in Paris
this month. • The world is turning.
 • I am not studying. • You are not studying. • She is not studying. • He is not studying. • It is not
studying.
 • Are you listening to music? • Are they coming to the party right now? • Is he working hard? • Is
she typing fast on the computer? • Are we preparing the lunch? • What are you doing? • Where is
she working? • Why are they working here?
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5. Spelling rules to form verbs with -ing
 To make the -ing form, also known as the present participle, we usually add -ing to the verb. For
example: - study - studying - eat - eating - jump – jumping
 2. For verbs ending in -e, we leave out the -e and add -ing. For example: - write - writing: NOT
writeing - skate - skating: NOT skateing.
 3. For verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double the last consonant and add -ing.
For example: - run - running: NOT runing - cut - cutting: NOT cuting
 4. For verbs ending in -ie we change the -ie to -y and add -ing. For example: - lie - lying: NOT lieing

7.  For ”Wh” questions, just put the question word at the beginning:
 Wh Questions
 Why am I eating chocolate?
 What are you studying now?
 What is she doing?
 Why is it barking?
 Who are we looking for?
 How are they travelling?

8. Make the Present Continuous: Positive and Negative
 1. I/study at the moment
 2. I/not/sleep
 3. You/play tennis
 4. We/watch TV
 5. She/not/work in Spain
 6. He/not/wait for the bus

9. Make the Present Continuous: Positive and Negative
 7. We/not/go to the cinema right now
 8. We/study French
 9. They/live in London
 10. He/walk to school now
 11. They/read a book
 12. You/not/type on the computer
 13. She/eat chocolate

10. Make the Present Continuous: Positive and Negative
 14. I/not/live in Paris
 15. They/not/leave now
 16. He/work in a restaurant now
 17. I/not teach math right now
 18. She/not drink tea now
 19. She/play the guitar
 20. We/cook delicious food

11. Make the Present Continuous: Yes/No and
Wh-questions
 1. you/smoke?
 2. he/play/tennis?
 3. you/go/shopping?
 4. you/drink wine?
 5. she/work/in an office at the moment?
 6. they/study/Portuguese?
 7. you/listen to/rock music?
 8. you/read now?
 9. she/live/in London?

12. Make the Present Continuous: Yes/No and
Wh-questions
2. why/they/study?
3. who/he/wait for?
4. what/you/drink now?
5. what/I/think?
6. what/Pedro/learn?
7. where/you/play baseball?
8. where/she/stay now?
9. what/you/do?
10. how/she/feel right now?

13. Complete the conversation. Then, practice it
with your classmate
 Rosanna: Hi, John. Nice to see you. What ______________ (do) these days? John: Hi, Rosanna. I
__________________ (work) in a hotel near the beach. I ___________ (enjoy) it a lot because it's so
interesting. And you? _____________ (still study) French at college? Rosanna: Yes, but I _____________
(no/learn) much because we have to work and I don’t have time. However, one good thing is that I
________ (write) to a French boy who lives in Marseilles. It helps with my French. ____________ (go) to
work now? John: No, I _____________ (go) to the supermarket to do some shopping. Do you want to
come with me? Rosanna: I can't, sorry. I ____________ (go) to a cafe to meet my friend Melissa. She
___________ (help) me with my thesis. I will phone you tomorrow. John: OK, speak to you tomorrow.
Bye.