Topic:

GRAMMAR
Present Continuous: Affirmative &
Negative forms
 Present Continuous

Use : The Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about actions

that are happening at the current moment.

Daria is eating a slice of pizza. Marge and Homer are talking on the
phone right now.
Grammar – Present Continuous

Present Continuous: Affirmative Form

❖ is
Dayanna _____ reading
________ a book right now .

❖ are
Michael and Tom _____ dancing
___________ on the
table at the moment.

Structure:
Subject Verb (to be) Verb(-ing) Complement
I am working very hard.
He – She – It is studying Math.
You – We - They are listening to music.
Grammar – Present Continuous

What are they doing?

is
1. Mark ______ watching a rugby match.
________

is sleeping
2. The cat ____ _______ on the floor.

3. Martha ____ listening to music.

is ________

4. The dog ____ eating a sandwich.

is ________

reading the newspaper.

are ________
5. They ____
Grammar – Present Continuous

Spelling Rules (ing) :

Rule 1: In general, we just add –ing at Rule 2: Remove the –e from the end of the verb
the end of the verbs. and add –ing.

• Work = Working • Dance = Dancing

Except these
• Jump = Jumping • Make = Making verbs:

• Listen = Listening • Write = Writing SEE

BE
• Read = Reading • Change = Changing AGREE

• Speak = Speaking • Ride = Riding

Grammar – Present Continuous

Spelling Rules (ing) :

Rule 3: When a verb with 1 syllable ends Rule 4: When a verb ends in –ie , change
in consonant + vowel + consonant, it to –y and add –ing .
double the final consonant and add –ing .

• Stop = Stopping • Die = Dying

Except when
• Cut = Cutting the verb • Lie = Lying
ends in x , w
• Run = or y: • Tie = Tying
Running

• Sit = Sitting Fixing

Snowing
• Plan = Planning playing
Grammar – Present Continuous

Classify and modify according to the rules:

decide - drink – buy – hit – rest – tell – die – fry – tie – admit – dance –
smile – lie - drive – swim – get - have - put - vie

Add -ing Remove –e. add -ing Double consonant , Change- ie for –y,
add- ing add –ing

drinking deciding hitting dying

buying dancing admitting tying
resting smiling swimming lying
telling driving getting vying *
frying having putting

* To vie (verb) compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve

something.
Grammar – Present Continuous

Look at the pictures and complete sentences:

is
Michelle ____ eating
_________ spaghetti with her
family at the moment.

listening and _________

is _________
Frank ____ dancing his
favorite song now .

painting the wall right now .

are _________
They ____
Grammar – (Present Continuous)

Let’s complete George’s postcard to Jim:

Hi , Jim
We(have)____ __________ a
are having
is
terrible holiday. It (rain)______
______.
raining I (sit) _____
am _________
sitting is _______
The baby (cry)_____ crying
in the apartment.
I (watch)_____
am ________
watching
television. Tom and Peter I want to go home.
(play)____
are _______
playing computer
games. Alice (read) _____
is See you soon,
_________
reading a book. Susan (make)
____
is __________
making a cup of coffee. George
Grammar – Present Continuous

Present Continuous: Negative Form

• isn’t ________
It _______ raining today because it is sunny.

• The girls _______ playing basketball.

aren’t ________
They are playing volleyball.
Grammar – (Present Continuous)

aren’t __________
We ________ studying Literature because
we are in Algebra’s class.

isn’t recording
Bob ________ _______ a video on the
computer but on his mobile phone.

Structure:
Subject Verb (to be) Verb(-ing) Complement

I am not working very hard.

He – She – It is not/ isn’t studying Literature.
You – We - They are not / aren’t listening to music.
Grammar – (Present Continuous)

Note:
Present Continuous – Time Expressions

Now

Right now

At the present

At the moment

Today / This week / this month

Grammar – (Present Continuous)

For example:

❖ The boys are playing soccer after school right

now.

❖ My aunt is ironing the clothes at the moment.

❖ We are learning Japanese this month.

EXERCISES
Grammar – Exercises

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. Anna feels ill, so she ______ __________ basketball.

a) is playing b) are playing c) isn’t playing d) isn’t play
2. We _____ watching a good documentary on BBC World now.
a) are b) am c) isn’t d) does
3. Oh no! It _____ _________. We can’t go out.
a) does rain b) is looked c) is raining d) are raining
4. I_____ ________ because it’s my happiest day today. It’s my birthday!
a) am work b) am sitting c) don’t have d) am jumping
5. Jenny is _____ jeans. She is over there.
a) buyin b) use c) wearing d) feel
Grammar – Exercises

II. Identify the mistakes and rewrite the sentence:

1. I is not watching a film right now

I am not watching a film right now.

2. We aren’t go outside because of the snow.

We aren’t going outside because of the snow.

3. You are buyying many fruits in the supermarket .

You are buying many fruits in the supermarket .

4. The children are played outside now. They look so happy .

The children are playing outside now. They look so happy .

5. I not am doing my homework at the moment.

I am not doing my homework at the moment.
Grammar – Exercises

III. Fill in the blanks using the correct verb :

eat – watch – sleep – do – drink – go - read

is reading
1. Mary _____ _________ the novel “ The girl without a name “ in her bed.

is drinking
2. That’s so weird. Michael _____ __________ tea. He hates tea.

aren’t
3. We _____ doing the homework right now. We are in the cinema.
________

are_________
4. The children _____ eating broccoli. They are very healthy.

am not__________
5. I ______ watching “Cinderella”. I don’t like cartoons at all.

is sleeping
6. Be quiet. The baby _____ ___________ now.
is _________
7. My sister _____ going to the disco . She looks pretty.
Grammar – Exercises

Let’s make sentences using the negative form:

isn’t doing
1. My brother _______________ (not/ do) their homework.

aren’t watching (not/watch) the news.

2. We _______________

am not baking
3. I ________________ (not/bake) a cake.

isn’t washing (not/wash) the dishes in the kitchen.

4. Carol_______________

isn’t working
5. Jonathan _______________(not/ work) in the office
Grammar – Exercises

IV. Unscramble the following words:

1. He / watching / isn’t / because/ at the moment/ is / TV / he / outside.

He isn’t watching TV at the moment because he is outside.
2. eating / sandwich / Harold / a / now. / is
Harold is eating a sandwich now.
3. moment./ at / Janeth / her / brushing / teeth / is / the
Janeth is brushing her teeth at the moment.
4. is / her / the / mom / in / Susan / helping / kitchen.
Susan is helping her mom in the kitchen.

5. and / radio . /My / I / to / listening / are / friends / the

My friends and I are listening to the radio.
 Grammar – Exercises

V. Read and match:

1. Michael is swimming in the d.
a.
b
pool. ______

1. We are learning French

now. _______
d

b. 1. He is waiting fot the bus . e.

____
f

1. They are singing in a

Karaoke. ____
a
f.
c. e
1. I am flying to Cancun. ____

1. My sister is playing tennis.

_____
c
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 Present Continuous

Use : The Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about actions

that are happening at the current moment.

1. Affirmative Form
Subject Verb (to be) Verb(-ing) Complement
I am working very hard.
He – She – It is studying Literature.
You – We - They are listening to music.

Examples:
Daria is eating a slice of pizza.
Marge and Homer are talking on the phone right now.
Dayana is reading a magazine now.
I am studying English now.
Grammar – Present Continuous

Negative Form:
Subject Verb (to be) Verb(-ing) Complement

I am not working very hard.

He – She – It is not/ isn’t studying Literature.

You – We - They are not / aren’t listening to music.

Examples:
The girls aren’s playing basketball. They are playing volleyball

It isn’t raining today because it is sunny.

We aren’t studying Literature because we are in Algebra’s class.

I am not eating a sandwich. I am drinking water.