This document provides information about using the present continuous tense in English. It explains that the present continuous is used to talk about actions happening now or ongoing actions. It gives examples of affirmative and negative forms of the present continuous using the verbs "to be" and the main verb plus "-ing". It provides interrogative examples and responses using the present continuous. Finally, it gives sentence building exercises using common verbs in the present continuous tense.

2. We use the present continuous to
talk about actions happening now,
at the moment.
At the moment Alice
is riding her bike.

3. Verb to be (present simple) +
main verb + ing
Mark and his brother
are playing football.

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

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

6. Choose the correct verb and build
sentences in the Present Continuous.

7. SWIM
SIT
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
WATCH
WORK
He’s eating.

8. SWIM
STUDY
DANCE
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SING
They are dancing.

9. DRIVE
SING
WALK
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
She’s singing.

10. WRITE
DANCE
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
He’s painting.

11. DANCE
CRY
WALK
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
She’s dancing.

12. PLAY
DANCE READDRINK
COOKEAT RUN
SMILE
He’s drinking.

13. DRIVE
PLAY
SWIM
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
RUN
She’s running.

14. DRIVE
RUN
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
WRITE
SLEEP
He’s cooking.