PRESENT CONTINUOUS - AFFIRMATIVE

Present continuous form = TO BE + verb + ing. We use it to show that something is

happening NOW.


Am/Is/Are doing
"What am I doing?"

"I'm standing.
"What is he doing?"

"He's sitting.
"What is she doing?"

"She's walking.
"What is it doing?"

"It's running.
"What are they doing?"

"They're playing."
"What are we doing?"

"We're surfing the Internet.




Spelling Tip:
Words ending in one vowel and g -
add g + -ing
To jog jog + ging jogging
Words ending in one vowel and m -
add m + -ing
To swim swim + ming swimming
Words ending in one vowel and n -
add n + -ing
To run run + ning running
Words ending in one vowel and p -
add p + -ing
To shop shop + ping shopping
Words ending in one vowel and t -
add t + -ing
To put put + ting putting
Words ending in one consonant and
e - delete e + -ing
To phone phon + ing phoning

I am I'm I am not I'm not
He is He's He is not He's not He isn't

She is She's She is not She's not She isn't

It is It's It is not It's not It isn't

You are You're You are not You aren't You're not

We are We're We are not We aren't We're not

They are They're They are not They aren't They're not

TEST:
Complete with the verbs at present continuous:
1. What is she doing now? She ________________ (to cook) in the
kitchen.
2. What are you doing? I ______________ (to wash) the dog.
3. I am sorry I cant come to your party. I ______________ (to write) my
homework.
4. Susan _______________ ( to wash) her hair, so she cant talk to you.
5. It ____________ (to rain) now and our dog is outside.
6. My child _______________ ( to play) with his toy.
7. Hey, your cat ________________ (to climb) on the roof!
8. Tell him to shut up! He _____________ (to talk) too much.
9. Are you all right? Yes, I _______________ (to relax) now.
10. Come on! The bus ________________ (to leave) without us !



PRESENT CONTINUOUS - NEGATIVE

I'm not ......ing. | He/she/it is not (isn't) .....ing. | You/we/they are not (aren't) .....ing.

"I'm not sitting. I'm standing."

"He's not (he isn't) standing. He's sitting."

"She's not (she isn't) running. She's
walking."

"It's not (it isn't) walking. It's running. "

"They're not (they aren't) working. They're
playing. "

"We're not (we aren't) watching television.
We're surfing the Net."



TEST:

COMPLETE THE GAPS ( SPAIILE ) WITH THE CORRECT VERBS:

answering & asking ; buying & selling ; closing & opening ;
flying & swimming ; going down & going up ; reading & writing ;
sitting & standing ; teaching & learning ; walking & running ;
talking & listening .
- "Im not at my desk; I'm at my desk."

- "They're not their books; they're their books.

- "She's not a book; she's a book.

- "It's not ; it's ."

- "He's not a present; he's a present.

- "They're not together; they're together.

- "I'm not ; I'm ."

- "You're not English; you're English."

- "The lift isn't ; it's .

- "You're not questions; you're questions."

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS
Answering Yes
Closed Question - answer =
yes or no
Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning English?"
"Yes, you're learning
English."
"Yes, you are." or "Yes."
"Is he/she learning English?"
"Yes, he/she's learning
English."
"Yes, he/she is." or
"Yes."
"Are you learning English?" "Yes, I'm learning English." "Yes, I am." or "Yes."
"Are we learning English?" "Yes, we're learning English." "Yes, we are." or "Yes."
"Are they learning English?"
"Yes, they're learning
English."
"Yes, they are." or
"Yes."

Answering No
Closed Question - answer =
yes or no
Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning German?"
"No, I'm not learning
German."
"No, I'm not." or "No."
"Is he/she learning German?"
"No, he/she's not (he/she isn't)
learning German."
"No, he/she's not (he/she
isn't)." or "No."
"Are you learning German?"
"No, you're not (you aren't)
learning German."
"No, you're not (you
aren't)." or "No."
"Are we learning German?"
"No, we're not (we aren't)
learning German."
"No, we're not (we
aren't)." or "No."
"Are they learning German?"
"No, they're not (they aren't)
learning German."
"No, they're not (they
aren't)." or "No."
TEST: WRI TE QUESTI ONS USI NG THE WORDS GI VEN:

a) - (what / do / you?) : WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

b) - (where / study / English / you?)

c) - (who / work / today?)

d) - ( work / today / you?)

e) - (you / look / at me?)

f) - (they / in a restaurant / eat?)

g) - (listen / he / to her?)

h) - (she / coffee / drink?)