PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I AM ---- yo estoy
YOU ARE----tú estas
HE IS---él esta
SHE IS---ella esta
IT IS----eso esta
WE ARE----nosotros estamos
THEY ARE-----ellos están

ING RULES
1- JUST ADD ING
Watch-watching eat-eating
Speak-speaking play-playing
2.- VERB ENDING IN “E” DELETE THE “E” AND ADD ING
Have-having dance-dancing
Write-writing smile-smiling
3.- ONE SYLLABLE VERBS THAT END IN VOWEL +
CONSONANT, DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD ING
Run-running stop-stopping
Swim-swimming plan-planning
4.- VERBS THAT END IN “IE” DELETE “IE” AND ADD
“YING”
Lie-lying die-dying tie-tying
5.- IF THE VERB ENDS IN TWO VOWELS AND ONE
CONSONANT DON’T DOUBLE THE CONSONANT
Need-needing
Wait-waiting speak-speaking

ACTIVITY 1 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1.- I am playing (play) soccer.
2.- You __are taking______(take) a shower.
3.- She _is reading______(read) a book.
4.- We _are playing_______(play) the guitar.
5.- He _is brushing_______(brush) his teeth
READ THE TEXT
It’s a rainy Saturday. It’s raining a lot and Mary and her family
are spending the afternoon at home. Her uncles are visiting
them. Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is
making a draw and her father, Mr. Harris, is surfing the net.
They are also talking. Mary’s older brother, Peter, is in his
bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer fanatic
and he spends much time playing on the computer. His little
brother, Jim is also in the living room. He is playing with his
dinosaurs’ collection. Sometimes he teases Mary, he is a
really naughty boy. Mary’s mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the
kitchen preparing a snack for all of them. She is making some
tea and talking to Mary’s uncles – Lucy and Tom. They are
from the nearest town and stopped by to say hello. Fluffy, the
family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen’s sofa.
ACTIVITY #2 True or False? Correct the false ones.
CHECK THE EXAMPLE
1. It’s a rainy Sunday. False It’s a rainy Saturday.
2. Mary and her father are in the living room. _true__________
3. She is watching television. _false Mary is making a draw
4. Mary’s father is making tea. _false Mr. Harris, is surfing the net
5. Peter is reading a book. _false Peter, is in his bedroom
playing computer

ACT 3 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT.

1. What day of the week is it? Saturday

2. Where is Mary? Mary is in the living room
3. What is she doing? Mary is making a draw
4. What is Mr. Harris doing? He is surfing the net
5. Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen? Yes, she is
6. What is Fluffy, the cat, doing? it is sleeping

NEGATIVE FORM
I AM NOT ---- yo NO estoy
YOU AREN´T----tú NO estas
HE ISN´T---él NO esta
SHE ISN´T---ella NO esta
IT ISN´T----eso NO esta
WE AREN´T----nosotros NO estamos
THEY AREN´T-----ellos NO están
ACTIVITY #4 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN NEGATIVE
FORM
1.- Pedro (not study) for the exam
2.- I (not sleep)
3.- We (not watch) TV
4.- She (not work) in Spain.
5.- They (not read) a magazine
6.- We (not live) in London
7.- He (not drink) soda
8.- You (not walk) to school

ACTIVITY #5 LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND WRITE

SENTENCES IN NEGATIVE FORM. CHECK THE EXAMPLE

HE IS NOT DOING HIS

HOMEWORK
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4
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ACTIVITY #6 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1.- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
2.- WHAT IS YOUR MOTHER/FATHER DOING?
3.- WHAT IS YOUR BEST FRIEND DOING?
4.- WHAT IS YOUR BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND DOING?
5.- WHAT IS YOUR TEACHER DOING?
ACTIVITY 7.- WRITE SENTENCES USING PRESENT
CONTINUOUS