English 2 - UNIT 9

LESSON 2 - WEEK 5
GRAMMAR
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
BE + VERB-ING

Objective: Al final de la sesión los estudiantes:

o Expresan ideas en presente continuo
o Formulan preguntas en presente continuo
o Comentan de sus actividades actuales y de otros
 AFFIRMATIVE
Subject TO BE Verb+ING Complement

I am doing my homework.

YOU are studying English.

HE is listening music.

WE are reading a book.

THEY are writing a story.

 INTERROGATIVE
Be Subject Verb+ING Complement

Am I playing soccer?

Are you studying literature?

Is he working here?..

Wh-Question

Why are we moving into a new

house?

What is she writing now?

 NEGATIVE

Subject TO BE+NOT Verb+ING Complement

I am not playing soccer.

YOU aren’t studying Literature.

HE isn’t working here.

WE aren’t moving into a new

house.

THEY aren’t writing some poems.

 “ing” SPELLING RULES
work working
eat eating
1. Most verbs add ING drink drinking
do doing
have having
smoke smoking
2. Verbs end in E, drop the E and add ING
come coming
study studying
3. Verbs end in Y, W, X only add ING fix fixing
follow following
4. Verbs with one syllable end CVC, swim swimming
double the last consonant and add stop stopping
ING run running
PRACTICE (1). Add ING for the following verbs.

VERBS ING VERBS ING

become becoming learn

break meet

buy say

draw show

drive sit

fall throw

give win
 Yes/no QUESTIONS
TO BE SUBJECT Verb+ING Complement Short Answer
Yes, you are.
AM I playing volleyball?
No, you aren’t.
Yes, I am.
ARE you studying Literature?
No, I’m not.
Yes, she is.
IS she working here?
No, she isn’t.
Yes, we are.
ARE we moving to a new house?
No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are.
ARE they writing some poems?
No they aren’t.
PRACTICE (2). Answer these questions with your own information.

1. Are you writing in your notebook?

.
2. Is your partner driving a car?
.
3. Is your brother singing a song?
.
4. Are your classmates working in class?
.
5. Are you reading an interesting book?
.
 WH-QUESTION

What are you doing?

I’m learning English.

What’s your profesor doing?

He’s teaching English.

Where are they working out?

They are working out at the gym across the street.
PRACTICE (3). WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

Jorge is _______ a book.

Sue is _______ TV.

They are _______ soccer

They are ________.

PRACTICE (4). Answer these questions with your own information.

1. What are you doing now?

.
2. What is your mother doing?
.
3. What’s your classmate doing?
.
4. Why are you wearing a suit?
________________________________.
5. How are you studdying these days?
________________________________.
And now………..

Let’s get to work !!!

We are ready !!!