WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Affirmative: Subject + am, is, are + Verb –ing Mary is jumping Rules for V–ing In general: V+ ing drink →drinking; sing →singing Peter is reading; Susan isn’t eating Verbs ending in –e: write →writing; dance →dancing They are having lunch; Sam isn’t driving monosyllable verbs (C+V+C) swim →swimming; run →running We aren’t sitting; Tom is getting up USES of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS Activities we are doing: now, at the moment, at present… Pat is having a shower now Temporary situations: this week, today, this month… Dad always drives to work, but he is walking this week Make affirmative sentences 1: (play) They are playing the drums Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat) She is eating an ice-cream Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim) He is swimming Make affirmative sentences 4: (have) He is having dinner Make affirmative sentences 5: (cry) She is crying THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Negative: Subject + am not, is not, are not + Verb –ing John isn’t swimming Make negative sentences 1: (work) He isn’t working Make negative sentences 3: (drink) She isn’t drinking Make negative sentences 3: (run) They aren’t running Make negative sentences 4: (write) She isn’t writing Make negative sentences 5: (buy) He isn’t buying a newspaper Your turn now Write sentences according to the pictures using the given verb If the sentence is negative, make a negative sentence and then an affirmative one with the correct verb Check your answers 1: GET UP He isn’t getting up He’s going to bed 2: SMILE They aren’t smiling They’re crying 3: WALK They aren’t walking They are travelling by bus 4: WRITE He isn’t writing a letter He is posting it 5: WASH She isn’t washing She is cooking [...]... given verb 2 If the sentence is negative, make a negative sentence and then an affirmative one with the correct verb 3 Check your answers 1: GET UP He isn’t getting up He’s going to bed 2: SMILE They aren’t smiling They re crying 3: WALK They aren’t walking They are travelling by bus 4: WRITE He isn’t writing a letter He is posting it 5: WASH She isn’t washing She is cooking ...Make negative sentences 1: (work) He isn’t working Make negative sentences 3: (drink) She isn’t drinking Make negative sentences 3: (run) They aren’t running Make negative sentences 4: (write) She isn’t writing Make negative sentences 5: (buy) He isn’t buying a newspaper Your turn now 1 Write sentences according to the pictures using the given verb 2 If ... correct verb Check your answers 1: GET UP He isn’t getting up He’s going to bed 2: SMILE They aren’t smiling They re crying 3: WALK They aren’t walking They are travelling by bus 4: WRITE He... not, are not + Verb –ing John isn’t swimming Make negative sentences 1: (work) He isn’t working Make negative sentences 3: (drink) She isn’t drinking Make negative sentences 3: (run) They aren’t... →dancing They are having lunch; Sam isn’t driving monosyllable verbs (C+V+C) swim →swimming; run →running We aren’t sitting; Tom is getting up USES of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS Activities we are doing: