Present continuous

The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb
be​ and the ​–ing​ form​ of a verb:

I am working

You are playing

He is talking

She is living

It is eating

We are staying

They are sleeping

We use the present continuous to talk about:

● activities at the moment of speaking:

I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.

Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

Grammar reference: Present continuous
Match the explanations with the requests.

1. We're having our lunch.

2. Ray's taking a shower at the moment.
3. I'm leaving the office now.
4. I'm trying to do my report.
5. I'm having problems with my car today.
6. I'm not feeling ok.

Will you please be quiet? (5)

(on the phone) Can I call you in an hour? (1)

Could you stop the car, please? (6)

(on the phone) Can I take a message? (2)

Is it OK if we take an Uber? (5)

(on the phone) Would you start making dinner? (3)

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

1) Fill in the blanks using the verbs in parentheses in the​ ​present continuous​.

I'm _________ (come) out of my cage

And I've been doing just fine

Gotta gotta be down

Because I want it all

It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this

It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

Now I'm ________ (fall) asleep

And she's ____________(call) a cab

While he's _________ (have) a smoke

And she's ______ (take) a drag

Now they're _________ (go) to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But she's ______________ (touch) his chest

Now, he takes off her dress

Now, let me go

2) Fill in the blanks with the verb to be + present continuous.

I just can't look __________________ (kill) me

And taking control

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

Turning through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it's just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I ________________ (come) out of my cage

And I've been doing just fine

Gotta gotta be down

Because I want it all

It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this

It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

Now I ________ (fall) asleep

And she ____________(call) a cab

While he _________ (have) a smoke

And she ______ (take) a drag

Now they _________ (go) to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But she ______________ (touch) his chest

Now, he takes off her dress

Now, let me go

3) Organize the verse according to what you hear.

( ) And taking control

( ) Choking on your alibis

( ) Open up my eager eyes

( ) Turning through sick lullabies

( ) Destiny is calling me

( ) Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

( ) But it's just the price I pay

( ) 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

( ) 'Cause I just can't look its killing me

I never...

I never...

I never...

I never...

(ANSWER KEY)

The Killers - Mr. Brightside

1) Fill in the blanks using the verbs in parentheses

in the​ ​present continuous​.

I'm ​COMING​ (come) out of my cage

And I've been doing just fine

Gotta gotta be down

Because I want it all

It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this

It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

Now I'm ​FALLING​ (fall) asleep

And she's ​CALLING​ (call) a cab

While he's ​HAVING​ (have) a smoke

And she's ​TAKING​ (take) a drag

Now they're ​GOING​ (go) to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But she's ​TOUCHING​ (touch) his chest

Now, he takes off her dress

Now, let me go

2) Fill in the blanks with the verb to be + present continuous.

I just can't look ​IT’S KILLING​ (kill) me

And taking control

Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

Turning through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it's just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

I​‘M COMING​ (come) out of my cage

And I've been doing just fine

Gotta gotta be down

Because I want it all

It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this

It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

Now I​‘M FALLING​ (fall) asleep

And she​‘S CALLING ​(call) a cab

While he​‘S HAVING ​(have) a smoke

And she​’S TAKING​ (take) a drag

Now they​’RE GOING​ (go) to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But she​’S TOUCHING​ (touch) his chest

Now, he takes off her dress

Now, let me go

3) Organize the verse according to what you hear.

( 2 ) And taking control

( 5 ) Choking on your alibis

( 7 ) Open up my eager eyes

( 4 ) Turning through sick lullabies

( 6 ) Destiny is calling me

( 3 ) Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

( 5 ) But it's just the price I pay

( 8 ) 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside

( 1 ) 'Cause I just can't look its killing me

I never...

I never...

I never...

I never...