1. Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

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

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

4. 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

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

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

7. WHAT IS TWEETY
DOING?
IT’S FLYING

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

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

10. –ing forms
beginning
rubbing
listening
lying
swimming
studying
happening
getting
using
admitting
trying
deciding
coming
putting

11. The Present Continuous Tense
is used for
Fixed arrangements in the near future.
• They are getting married next week.

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

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