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at the moment of speaking. PAST. NOW. FUTURE. The Present continuous is used when we talk about something which is happening. now.

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  1. at the moment of speaking PAST NOW FUTURE The Present continuous is used when we talk about something which is happening now It used to talk about actions happening

  2. We often use the present continuous with now this year right now at present today just now at the moment tonight nowadays this evening

  3. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES SUBJECT TO BE + ing VERB WE NEED I AM WALKING (´m) YOU ARE SWIMMING (´re) HE IS STUDYING (´s) SHE IS DRINKING (´s) IT IS SNOWING (´s) WE ARE RUNNING (´re) YOU ARE DANCING (´re) THEY ARE PLAYING (´re)

  4. NEGATIVE SENTENCES SUBJECT TO BE NOT + ing VERB WE NEED I AM NOT WORKING (´m not) YOU ARE NOT COOKING (aren´t) HE LISTENING IS NOT (isn´t) SHE IS NOT WRITING (isn´t) IT IS NOT RINGING (isn´t) WE ARE NOT LAUGHING (aren´t) YOU ARE NOT READING (aren´t) (aren´t) THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING

  5. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES TO BE SUBJECT + ing VERB WE NEED AM I SINGING ARE YOU CRYING IS HE DRIVING IS SHE THINKING IS IT FLYING ARE WE CLIMBING ARE YOU SPEAKING ARE THEY SLEEPING

  6. PRESENT CONTINUOUS REMEMBER : Some time expressions Interrogative sentences Negative sentences Affirmative sentences Subject+TO BE+Verb -ing Subject+TO BE NOT+ Verb -ing TO BE+ Subject+Verb –ing? IAMDANCING I´MDANCING I AM NOT DANCING I´M NOTDANCING AMIDANCING? YOUAREDANCING YOU´REDANCING YOUARE NOTDANCING YOUAREN´TDANCING AREYOUDANCING? HEISDANCING HE´SDANCING HEIS NOTDANCING HEISN´TDANCING ISHEDANCING? SHEIS DANCING SHE´SDANCING SHEIS NOTDANCING SHEISN´TDANCING ISSHEDANCING? ITISDANCING IT´SDANCING ITIS NOTDANCING ITISN´TDANCING ISITDANCING? AREWEDANCING? WEAREDANCING WE´REDANCING WEARE NOTDANCING WEAREN´TDANCING AREYOUDANCING? YOUAREDANCING YOU´RE DANCING YOUARE NOTDANCING YOUAREN´TDANCING THEYAREDANCING THEY´RE DANCING THEYARE NOTDANCING THEYAREN´TDANCING ARETHEYDANCING? nowadays at present We use the present continuous to talk about actions that happen NOW. at the moment tonight today just now this year this evening right now

  7. The elder son The elder daughter The mother The younger daughter The father The grandparents The uncle The aunt The cousin The younger son WHY CAN’T THEY ANSWER THE DOOR? WORD BANK dance draw an owl listen to music rehearse with his group rock the baby sing sleepwalk smoke a cigarette tell a story watch TV 1 The elder son is rehearsing with his group. 2 The mother is rocking the baby. 3 The younger daughter is listening to music. 4 The elder daughter is singing. 5 The father is watching TV. 6 The younger son is drawing an owl. 7 The grandparents are dancing. Definitely too much noise in here !!! 8 The uncle is smoking a cigarette. 9 The aunt is telling a story. Don’t forget to click on the owl, the elder son, and the father! 10 The cousin is sleepwalking.

  8. Put in Present Continuous! • I ________(read) a good book. • He _______ (watch) TV now. • She _______(make) a cake at the moment. • They_____ always _____(travel) somewhere. • What___you______(do) now? • Look! It ________(snow)! • We ________(leave) tonight. • Our plane_________(take) off at 9.

  9. What are they doing? They are playing tennis. He is looking. What is he doing? What is he doing? He is fishing. He is watching TV. What is he doing? She is riding her bike. What is she doing? What is he doing? He is painting.

  10. What are they doing? What is he doing? What is he doing? They are cooking. He is eating chicken. He is playing the guitar and singing. What is he doing? What is he doing? What is she doing? What is the washing machine doing? He is skiing. She is skating. He is jumping in the cradle. It is washing.

  11. Present simple or Present continuous

  12. Look at the pictures and answer the questions

  13. He is Peter Jackson. He is a postman. • What does he do? • He delivers letters. • Is he delivering letters now? • No, he isn’t. • What is he doing? • He is cutting the grass.

  14. She is Mrs. Sherlock. She is a teacher. • What does she do? • She teaches Biology. • Is she teaching now? • No, she isn’t. • What is he doing? • She is working on the computer.

  15. He is Andy Peterson. He is a pilot. • What does he do? • He flies planes. • Is he flying now? • No, he isn’t. • What is he doing? • He is having a shower.

  16. She is Julie. She is a student. • What does she do? • She studies Medicine. • Is she studying now? • No, she isn’t. • What is he doing? • She is painting.

  17. He is Patrick. He is a cook. • What does he do? • He cooks food in a restaurant. • Is he cooking now? • No, he isn’t. • What is he doing? • He is fishing.

  18. A- Look at the pictures next to the exercises.Then complete the sentences with the correctform of the verbs in the box. 1- A: Listen! Paul ……………………. a bath in the bathroom B: Oh, yes. He …………………………. a bath every morning. 2- A: Look ! Mark ………………………………orange juice for breakfast B: Oh, yes. But he usually ……………………………….coffee for breakfast. 3- A: Look up! The sun …………………………… today. B: Oh, yes. In summer it…………………….almost every day. 4- A: Look at Tim. He ………………………….. jeans. B: Yes, he is. But he……………………………….a uniform on weekdays. 5- A: …………………………..they …………………………….now? B: Yes, they…………………………………….everyday. 6- A: Look.They ……………………………. a newspaper. B: Oh yes.They ……………………………..it after breakfast everyday. 7- A: Don’t enter the room. Linda …………………………….. B: Oh, yes .She ………………………………. 10 hours a day. 8- A: There are Jim and John .They ………………………… football. B: Oh,yes.They ……………………………football almost every Saturday. 9- A: Look up! The birds ………………………………………… B: Oh, yes. They …………………………… to hot countries every autumn.

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