Introductory lesson about the progressive/continuous tense. Images and videos of Mr. Bean.

1. Present
Continuous/Progressive
Tense (feat. Mr Bean)
English subject
6. Klasse

2. What is Mr. Bean doing?
Look at the pictures and recognize ONLY the actions (verbs)!

3. Present Continuous Tense:
What are you doing NOW?
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
What do you do in the morning, Mr.
Bean?
I brush my teeth in morning*.
(*Routines: in the morning)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
What are you doing NOW, Mr. Bean?
I am brushing my teeth NOW*.
(*Progressive action: now)

4. So, how do we write sentences in
Present Continuous?
AFFIRMATIVE
(pronoun + am, is, are + -
ing)
NEGATIVE
(pronoun + am, is, are +
NOT + -ing)
QUESTIONS
(am, is, are + pronoun +
-ing + ?)
I`m (am) brushing my
teeth NOW.
I am NOT brushing my
teeth NOW.
Are YOU brushing your
teeth NOW?
She´s (is) reading a book
RIGHT NOW.
She isn´t (is NOT) reading
a book RIGHT NOW.
Is she reading a book
RIGHT NOW?
They´re (are) learning
english AT THE MOMENT.
They aren´t (are NOT)
learning english AT THE
MOMENT.
Are they learning
english AT THE
MOMENT?
*Actions:
brush teeth
read a book
learn english

5. So…imagine YOU are Mr. Bean
What are you doing RIGHT NOW, Mr. Bean?
Use the Present Continuous Tense!
Eat
popcorn
Watch TV
Dance
Drive my
Mini
Read a
comic

6. Answers:
I´m (I am) eating popcorn and
watching TV right now.
I am driving my Mini. OR I´m
driving my car now.
I´m dancing right now.
I am reading a comic at the
moment.

7. Final task:
“Exit ticket”
Order and rewrite the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE sentence given in the EXIT TICKET.