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