Present continuous aff irm, negat, int.ppt

Present continuous: 3 forms

1. The Present
Continuous
Tense

2. We use it to talk about
something happening…
now
at this moment
today

3. To form it we use:
am, is, are
+ verb + ing

4. Let’s practise, now!
What are
they doing?

5. He’s doing his
homework.
He is skateboarding.
They are having a
cup of coffee.
They are playing
basketball.
She is washing
her face.
She’s knitting and
listening to the radio.

6. They are camping.
She’s writing an
email.
She’s talking
on the phone.
He is eating
a sandwich.
They are running.

7. Is he watching a video?
Is he taking a photo?
Is he making a
film?
No, he isn’t.
Yes, he is.

8. Are they driving a car?
Are they riding a bike?
Are they travelling
by bus?
No, they aren’t.
Yes, they are.

9. She is reading
a book.
No, she isn’t.
Is she sleeping?
Is she reading the newspaper?

10. No, Miss, I’m not.
Sorry!
Are you paying
attention, Kevin?

11. The affirmative form
I am
playing…
he, she, it is
we, you they are

12. The interrogative
form
Am I
playing …?
Is he, she, it
Are we, you, they

13. I am not
playing
he, she, it is not=isn’t
we, you they are not
=aren’t
The negative form