English Department
Sergio M. Valdivia Corona
Grammar PresentationPresent Continuous
I’m eating.
We’re running.
She’s eating.She isn’t reading.
It’s raining.The sun isn’t shining.
They’re running.They aren’t walking.
The Present Continuous is:
am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc.
Subject be Examples
I
He
She
It
You*
We
They
am (not) - ing
is (not) - ing
are (not) - ing
*You is either singular or plural.
I’m working.
I’m not listening to music.
Chris is writing a letter.
She isn’t eating. / She’s not eating.
The phone is ringing.
We’re having dinner.
You’re not listening to me. / You aren’t listening to me.
The children are doing their homework.
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am/is/are + verb–ing = something is happening now:
past futurenow
I’m working.She’s wearing a hat.
They’re playing football.I’m not watching TV.
Please be quiet. I’m working. = (I’m working now)
Look at Sue! She’s wearing her new hat. = (she’s wearing it now)
The weather is nice at the moment. It’s not raining.
`Where are the children?´ `They’re playing in the park.´
(on the phone) We’re having dinner now. Can you phone again later?
You can turn off the television. I’m not watching it now.
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(a) come coming
write writing
(b) run running
sit sitting
drop e and add -ing
one syllable verbs ended in a vowel + consonant duplicate the consonant and add -ing
dance dancing
Spelling
(c) lie lying irregular spelling
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1. She’s _______ an apple.
2. They ___________ for the bus.
3. They ____________ football.
4. ____________ on the grass.
1 Let’s Practice What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the
sentences:
eating
’re waiting
’re playing
She’s lying
eatlie
playwait
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1. Please be quiet. I ____________.
2. `Where’s John?´ `He’s in the kitchen. He ___________.´
3. `You ______________ on my foot.´ `Oh, I’m sorry.´
4. Look! Somebody _______________ in the river.
5. We’re on holiday. We ____________ at the Central Hotel.
6. `Where’s Ann?´ `She __________ a shower.´
7. They ____________ a new theatre in the city centre at the
moment.
8. I __________ now. Goodbye.
2 Let’s Practice Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:
’m working
’s cooking
’re standing
is swimming
build cook go have stand stay swim work
’re staying
’s having
’re building
’m going
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1. (have dinner) ___________________________.
2. (watch television) _____________________________.
3. (sit on the floor) ___________________________.
4. (read a book) ___________________________.
5. (play the piano) _____________________________.
6. (laugh) ________________.
7. (wear a hat) _______________________.
8. (write a letter) ____________________________.
3 Let’s Practice Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s –
ing or She isn’t –ing.
Jane isn’t having dinner
She’s watching television
She’s sitting on the floorShe isn’t reading a book
She isn’t playing the piano
She’s laughing
She’s wearing a hatShe isn’t writing a letter
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1. (I / wash / my hair) ___________________________.
2. (it / snow) _________________.
3. (I / sit / on a chair) ________________________.
4. (I / eat) ________________.
5. (it / rain) ________________.
6. (I / learn / English) ______________________.
7. (I / listen / to music) _____________________________.
8. (the sun / shine) _____________________.
9. (I / wear / shoes) _________________________.
10.(I / read / a newspaper) ________________________________.
4 Let’s Practice What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences.
I’m not washing my hair
It isn’t snowing
I’m sitting on a chair
I’m not eating
It isn’t raining
I’m learning EnglishI’m not listening to music
The sun is shining
I’m not wearing shoes
I’m not reading a newspaper