This document provides an overview of the present continuous tense in English. It explains that the present continuous is used to talk about actions that are happening at or around the time of speaking. It gives examples of forming sentences in the present continuous with the verbs "be" plus the verb ending in "-ing". It also provides an exercise to convert sentences into questions by using question words like "is", "are", etc.

1. Present Continuous Tense
Chabibatul Chasanah

2. What is Tom doing right now?
Now Tom is trying to catch Jerry.
X Now Tom tries to catch Jerry.

3. What are they doing at the moment?
They are laughing at the moment
X They laugh at the moment

4. WHY?????

5. Rule:
We form the present continuous with ___ + Verb + ing.
We use the present _________ to talk about things
that are happening at or around the time of speaking.
 The babies are laughing
at the moment
X The babies laugh at the
moment

6. Present Continuous Tense (?)
he
Is + she + Verb 1 (ing) ?
it
Example: Is Claire reading a book?
Is she reading a book?
Am + I + Verb 1 (ing) ?
Example: Am I speaking English well?
you
Are + they + Verb 1 (ing) ?
we
Example: Are they reading novels?

7. D. Make the sentences into questions!
1. The wind is blowing now.
Is the wind blowing now?
2. My mother is looking for her book.
____________________________________________?
3. The children are playing in the field now.
____________________________________________?
4. The man is delivering newspaper.
____________________________________________?
5. My brothers are fixing a car right now.
____________________________________________?
6. She is speaking France.
____________________________________________?
7. The dogs are fighting on the road now.
____________________________________________?
8. Look! It is raining at the moment.
____________________________________________?
9. The birds are flying in the sky now.
____________________________________________?