We are dancing Am I dancing? No, I am not I am reading! USE: We use the Present Continuous • for actions happening NOW (when we are talking); • to talk about personal arrangements or plans in a near future (we often give the time, date and/or place) • to express continuity; • with some expressions (NOW, AT PRESENT, AT THIS MOMENT) We DO NOT use the present continuous with some verbs: TO BE, TO HAVE, TO KNOW, TO WANT, etc FORMATION: BE CAREFUL!!! TO BE in present simple + AFFIRMATIVE He / she / it We You They am reading are reading is reading are reading are reading are reading Verb - ING TO READ EXAMPLES: I You “y”  + ing cvc  +c + ing “e”  e + ing NEGATIVE I You He / she / it We You They am not reading are not reading is not reading are not reading are not reading are not reading INTERROGATIVE Am Are I you Is he / she / it Are Are Are we you they Are you sure about the spelling rules? Add –ING to the verbs read walk make swim stop cry jump come 10 study sit Ask questions and give short answers as in the following example: reading reading reading reading reading reading EXAMPLE: SHE / WORK: Is she working? – Yes, she is IT / RAIN: ? – Yes, _ YOU / WORK: ? – No, I _ THE BOYS / STUDY: ? – Yes, _ THE OLD MAN / SLEEP: ? – No, he _ JANE / HOLD A PUPPY: ? – Yes, Write the sentences in the present continuous according to the example EXAMPLE: TO READ / TO WRITE She is reading She isn’t (is not) writing TO EAT / TO RUN He He TO SHINE / TO RAIN The sun _ It TO EAT / TO SMOKE You _ You _ Write the verbs into the present continuous Jane and Mary ………………………… (sit) Maria ………………………… (read) a book The boys ………………………… (not / play) computer games at the moment Rose ………………………… (make) a phone call now So, you can’t talk to her The elephants ………………………… (not / eat) now They …………………… (sleep) Tom ………………… (not / write) a letter now: he ………………… (watch) television ………………………… (you / not / do) your homework? They ……………………… (not / play) football: they ………………… (study) English She ………………………… (walk) in the park 10 The children ………………………… (have) breakfast in the garden 11 She ………………………… (not / watch) TV 12 ………………………… (Mary / listen) to music? 13 The boys ………………………… (run) to school 14 The mother ………………… ( not / bake) a cake now: she ………………… (cook) the dinner 15 ………………………… (Tom / sit) in the living room? Reorder the words to build sentences Write the verbs into the present continuous Nick / to cook / dinner / guests / the / She / not / to change / the beds / the moment / at / _ Rob / to work / Leila / and / travel / the / in / agency / ? _ not / They / their / to pay / employees / today / ? _ to have / The guests / now / tea / _ We _ (study) English They _ (have) dinner I _ (not / work) at the moment She _ (sleep) now _ (you / come) tomorrow? I sleep every morning Today isn’t any exception!! I am sleeping now!