PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use the present continuous to say that

something is happening

now, at the moment.

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AFFIRMATIVE
I am (I’m)
You are (You’re)
He is (He’s)
She is (She’s) playing
It is (It’s)
We are (We’re)
You are (You’re) dancing
To be They are (They’re)
+ -ing form

swimming
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Remember the -ing form…

• eat – eating
• play – playing

• take – taking
• love – loving

• run – running
• sit – sitting
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What are they doing?

Complete the sentences about the pictures.
Follow the example.

1. She is watching TV.

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is ____________
2. He ____ writing on the board.
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are ____________
3. They ____ playing tennis.
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are ____________
4. You ____ swimming in the pool.
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NEGATIVE
I am not (I’m not)
You are not (You aren’t)
sleeping
He is not (He isn’t)
She is not (She isn’t)
To be
It is not (It isn’t)
+ -ing form drinking

We are not (We aren’t)

talking
You are not (You aren’t)
They are not (They aren’t)
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What aren’t they doing?

Write sentences in the negative.
1. We / watch a film
_______________________________
We aren’t watching a film.
2. Jim / listen to music
_______________________________
Jim isn’t listening to music.
3. I / eat a pizza
_______________________________
I am not eating a pizza.
4. The children / play outside
_______________________________
The
5. It children
/ rain now aren’t playing outside.
_______________________________
It isn’t
6. My raining
sister now.
/ do her homework
_______________________________
My sister isn’t doing her homework.
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INTERROGATIVE
Am I
Are you
Is he
Is she cooking
Is it
Are we
Are you singing
To be ? Are they
+ -ing form

studying
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Are they doing it?

Order the words to form questions.
1. basketball she is playing ?
_____________________________
Is she playing basketball?
2. am singing I well ?
_____________________________
Am I singing well?
3. you marathon are the running ?
_____________________________
Are you running the marathon?
4. walking park in they are the ?
_____________________________
Are they walking in the park?
5. guitar he playing the is ?
_____________________________
Is he playing the guitar?