Learning what is present-continuous tense

Present continuous tense

1. The Present Continuous Tense I am giv ing classes right now My mother is work ing now . The students are pay ing attention at this moment .

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

3. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play 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

4. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Is he play ing football at the moment? No, he isn’t. He is run ning .

5. WHAT IS SHE DOING? draw She is draw ing a picture at the moment

6. WHAT IS TWEETY DOING? IT ’S FLY ING

7. WHAT IS DAVID DOING? At the moment he ’s play ing football

8. VERB + ing (spelling rules)

9. Make –ing forms of each verb given. be g i n r u b lis t e n l ie s w i m study ha p p e n g e t us e ad m i t try decid e com e p u t

10. EXERCISES Admit Answer Break Bring Buy Build Clean Come Cut Cry  Die  Do Dream  Enjoy Eat Enter  Feel Forget      Get Go Hand Heat  Hit Jump Jog  Lie  Live Lend  Make  Meet Match Open Play Put Rain  Refer Rob  Run  Shop Shout Sing  Swim Sit Stand Start Take  Talk Turn Visit  Vote  Wash Write Pages 14,15,16,17,18

11. EXERCISES Admit t ing Answering Breaking Bringing Buying Building Cleaning Co m ing Cut t ing Crying D y ing Doing Dreaming  Enjoying Eating En tering   Feeling Forget t ing Get t ing Going Handing Heating Hit t ing Jumping Jog g ing L y ing Li v ing Lending Ma k ing Meeting Matching Opening Playing Put t ing Raining Refer r ing Rob b ing Run n ing Shop p ing Shouting Singing Swim m ing Sit t ing Standing Starting Ta k ing Talking Turning Visiting Vo t ing Washing Wri t ing

12. ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT PRESENT (1) They are danc ing right now.

13. TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2) They normally play tennis. But this week they are skat ing .

14. CHANGING SITUATIONS (3) Yesterday it was very sunny. Today it ’s rain ing more and more.

15. FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4) They are celebrat ing a party next weekend.

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

17. EXERCISE 2

18. EXERCISE 2 Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1 st – The worker’s day. We´re having a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana are sitting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends. Arthur is telling a joke to Lisa and she is laughing. Peter is listening to the radio and reading. Mr. Silva is selling ice creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walking her dog at the park – it is pissing at the light pole. Bob is riding a bike – he is having so much fun! Mr. Dantas is parking his car in a prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fining him. I´m sitting on the beach I am eating an ice cream. Alice and Paul are swimming in the sea. David is taking pictures of his friends: they are jumping! Tom is in the park. He´s playing soccer with his friends: John and Robert who is the goalkeeper. Everybody is happy (except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).

19. EXERCISE 2 Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1 st – The worker’s day. We´ re hav ing a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana are sit ting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends. Arthur is tell ing a joke to Lisa and she is laugh ing . Peter is listen ing to the radio and read ing . Mr. Silva is sell ing ice creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walk ing her dog at the park – it is piss ing at the light pole. Bob is rid ing a bike – he is hav ing so much fun! Mr. Dantas is park ing his car in a prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fin ing him. I ´m sit ting on the beach I am eat ing an ice cream. Alice and Paul are swim ming in the sea. David is tak ing pictures of his friends: they are jump ing ! Tom is in the park. He ´s play ing soccer with his friends: John and Robert who is the goalkeeper. Everybody is happy (except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).

20. EXERCISE 2 Jorge Mr. Silva Alice and Paul David Tom, John and Robert Sarah Ana Arthur And Lisa Peter Bob Mrs.Dantas Mr.Dantas Eduard

21. EXERCISE 3 Is Spongebob skateboarding? Yes, he is.

22. EXERCISE 3 Is Patrick swimming? No, he isn’t. He’s eating candies.

23. EXERCISE 3 Is Sandy playing the guitar? Yes, she is.

24. EXERCISE 3 Is Sandy running? No, she isn’t. She’s climbing a mountain.

25. EXERCISE 3 Are Spongebob and Patrick running? No, they aren’t. Spongebob is driving and Patrick is taking a hide.

26. EXERCISE 3 Are you studying English at home? ?

27. EXERCISE 3 Is Spongebob dancing? No, he isn’t. He’s singing.

28. EXERCISE 3 Is Sqiudward painting? Yes, he is.

29. EXERCISE 3 Are Spongebob and Patrick hunting? Yes, they are.

30. EXERCISE 3 Is Sqiudward eating? No, he isn’t. He’s cooking.

31. EXERCISE 3 Is Sandy having fun? No, she isn’t. She’s sleeping.

32. EXERCISE 3 Am I making a phone call? Yes, you are.