Present Continuous FORM [amiis/are + present participle] Examples: + You are watching TV. + Are you watching TV? + You are not watching TV. Complete List of Present Continuous Forms USE 1 Now , Past Present Future Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now. Examples: + You are learning English now. + You are not swimming now. + Are you sleeping? + Lam sitting + Lam not standing + Is he sitting or standing? + They are reading their books. + They are not watching television. 9? + Why aren't you doing your homework? + What are you dUSE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now me! Past Present Future In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second. Examples: (Alll of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.) + Lam studying to become a doctor. + | am not studying to become a dentist. + lam reading the book Tom Sawyer. + | am not reading any books right now. + Are you working on any special projects at work? + Aren't you teaching at the university now? USE 3 Near Future Past Present Future Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future. Examples: + Lam meeting some friends after work. + Lam not going to the party tonight + Ishe visi \g his parents next weekend? + Isn't he coming with us tonight? USE 4 Repetition and Irritation with "AlwaysX_XeXeKeX XX Bast Present. Future The Present Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the meaning is like Simple Present, but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verbting." Examples: + She is always coming to class late + He is constantly talking. | wish he would shut up. + I don't like them because they are always complaining REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Present. Examples: * She is loving this chocolate ice cream. Not Correct +» She loves this chocolate ice cream. 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(the children / play / a game) 6. now. (it / rain) LA ? (they / eat / lunch?) B: No, they. 8. (birds / sing) 3. . (1 do my homework) 10. (he / not sleep) 1". (my friend and | / talk) 12. (John / not swim / at the beach)Present Continuous ps ik | Present Continuous | Present Continuous Present Continuous Negative | | ‘Affirmative I We use ‘be followed by EE ce || waeneer ores Mii | Lo = a seve, pie & pote aoe Soke Tr is raining. Tt is not raining, | Ts it raining? see Sa ee eee reiale S cytetate | arhrae eee Woosmcue @ ie = | = | 7 Film the blanks with “is” or “ore” = | B. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank. | 1) Kate __ cooking @ turkey for 1 Kate is dinner (prepare), dinner. 2.Theyare_______—for Easter eggs (hunt). 2) Mom ___ setting the table. al Waren EY ara 3) John making coffee. AcThe Easter Bunny 4) The boys watching TV. * Bunny is ___ (come). 5) Tt __ snowing outside. 1 5am ____ Easter eggs (make). 6) The baby ___ laughing. 6.The children are candy (eat). 7) The girls painting Easter eggs. | 7.Youore______ a nice song (sing). 8) We__ eating turkey. B.The dog is the cat (chase) 9) The dog barking. 9 The cat is 10) They celebrating Easter. Fokane | 10. FG. Negative form. Fill in blanks with] MS =e “is/ are /not” and/or “ing"verb” D. Make a question. oo ee Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb I He pot eating. . I dinner? (cook) | "3. She is not Caugh) eee ao (rain), the girls ? (eat) | | 5. They are painting Easter e it___? (rain) 6. We x not — ~ |. __they___Easter eggs? (make) ? (coming) | | 7. You (walk). om was 7. the dog bark) 8. Mary is____ sleeping | ee eee ee 9. Kate and Jo} not watching TV. | I toa olléctive.com,, 9.__he __?(laugh) 4 | sate and ohn Pisleep)This is Mrs White. She (be) a primary school teacher. She senuenes (Leach) English, Maths and Geography. ‘At the moment, she .. (teach) Maths. She 1 (ve) if London ad wevnnineenne (DO) married to Georges, who is French. They .. (have) three children. They all smmnaw (LO¥E) animals, but they (not have) any pets because they nnn . live) in an apartment. Mrs White sevens (SPEAK) French as well as English, but she (not teach) it Mrs White’s niece Sophie... suse (Stay) with the Whites for a few days. Sophie w= (UVE) AND een w» (study) in Liverpool, but (enjoy) her mid-term break in London at the moment. (plan) to do some serious shopping and sightseeing. a Mrs White's son ArnOld scnsnsnn (not like) shopping, but he swmens (LOVE) hanging out with friends They usually v-- (Go) to the local park where they .. (play) football or basketball. Today, however, Arnold -nw«+ (nOt play) football or basketball; he... nse ++ (skateboard). Mr White .- (work) for a multinational company. He .. .- (Not work) today, however, because he ~~» (not feel) well. He phoned in sick, iSLColiective.com Score: 25‘SIMPLE FORM PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE be was/were been begin began begun break broke broken bring brought brought build built built buy bought bought catch caught caught “choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut do did done drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feel felt felt find found found fit fit fit fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten get got gotten give gave given go went gone grow grew grown have had had hear heard __ heard hit hit - hit hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept I know knew known leave left left lose lost lost make made made “mean meant meant meet met pay paid put put quit quit read read ride rode run ransay said _ said see saw seen sell sold sold send sent sent sing ‘sang sung sit sat sat sleep slept slept speak spoke spoken spend spent spent stand stood stood steal stole stolen swim swam swum take took taken teach taught taught tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood wake up woke up woken up | wear wore worn win won won write wrote written ioFill in the blanks with am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t 1. Excuse me you speak English? 2. Have a cigarette. No, thank you. | smoke. 3. Why ___ you laughing at me? 4. What ___ she do? She's a dentist. 5.|____ want to go out. It___raining. 6. Where ___—s you come from? from Canada. 7. How much ____ it cost to send a letter to Canada? 8.1 can't talk to you at the moment.1___ working. 9. George is a good tennis player but he play very often. 10. Mary good at Math that is why she taking extra Math classes. Put the verb in present continuous or present simple 1. Excuse me, (you/speak) English? 2. Tom (have/shower) at the moment. 3. They (not/watch) television very often. 4. Listen! Somebody (sing) 5. She's tired. She (want) to go home. 6.Howoften (you/read) a newspaper? 7. Excuse me, but you (sit) in my place. Oh I'm sorry. 8. I'm sorry. | (not/understand). Please speak more slowly. 9.Where are you Roy? | am in the office. | (read) 10. What time (she/finish) work every day? 11. You can turn off the radio. | (not listen) to it. 12. He (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually (walk)SIMPLE FORM PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE eat Eaten drive dive rink run. take buy.