Unit 5.

Sports
Vocabulary
Verb Verb in present continuous tense.
Do=hacer Doing=haciendo
Swim=nadar Swimming=nadando
Climb=escalar Climbing=escalando
Play soccer=jugar soccer Playing=jugando soccer.
Study=estudiar Studying=estudiando
Hike=explorar Hiking=explorando
Take a break=tomar un descanso
Taking a break=tomando un descanso.

Lift weights=levantar pesa

Lifting weights=levantando pesa.
Jog=trotar Jogging= trotando

Exercise 1.
Guess an activity from the vocabulary, write the
correct form of the verb in present continuous
tense.
1. You do this in the gym Lift weights
2. You do this in a swimming pool Swim
3.You play this with a ball Play soccer
4.It is like running Jog
5.You do this in the mountains Climb
6.You do this when you are tired Take a break

The present Continuous Tense is used for actions

that are in progress at the time of speaking and
actions that are not completed. It is formed with be
and the ing form of the verb.
Grammar
Present Continuous tense
Verb tobe +verb + ing
I am playing soccer now. Affirmative.
I am not playing soccer now. Negative.
Are you playing soccer now? Yes, no question.
What are you doing?=que tu estás haciendo.
Information question or wh-question.

They are taking a break right now. Affirmative

They arent taking a break right now. Negative.
Are they taking a break right now? Yes, no question
What are they doing? Information question or wh-
question.

She is stuying english at the moment. Affirmative.

She isnt studying English at the moment. Negative
Is she studying English at the moment? Yes,
no question.
What is she doing? Information question or wh-
question.

We use the present continuous tense to talk about

things that are happening at the moment= se utiliza
el presente continuo para hablar de cosas que estan
ocurriendo en el momento.
Exercise 2.
Complete the message. Use the present continuous
tense of the verbs given.
Hi everyone. Sharpa Perbat is cooking (cook)
dinner. Smells great, Parbat!
Matteo and sherpa Tensing are cheking(check) the
ropes. And here is Ben. It looks like
He is writing (write) in his daily diary. He
never misses a day. And Dan?
What he doing (do)? Ah, typical Dan.
He is taking (take) a nap.

Vocabulary.
Team sports: Is when you practice in a group, for
example basketball, volleyball.
Individual sports: Is when you practice alone,
without a group, for example swimming, running.

Exercise 3.
Write the names of more sports.
Play softball, basketball, tennis,

Go to play ping pong

Grammar
Stative verbs
We usually do not use stative verbs in the
present continuous tense.
Like. Why do you like outdoor sports?
I like to be outdoors.
Hate. I hate indoor sports.
Think. I think indoor sports are boring.
Prefer. I prefer outdoor sports.
Know. She knows how to drive a car.
Want: She doesnt want to go hiking.
Need: He needs a lot of equipment.
Cost: The equipment costs a lot of money.
We usually do not use stative verbs in the present
continuous tense.
Exercise 4
Circle the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1.Skiing is expensive. It (is costing/costs) a lot of
money.
2.I (am needing/need) a new soccer shirt.
3.The kids(are playing/ play) in the garden at the
moment.
4.I dont like team games. I (am preferring/prefer)
individual sports.

Exercise 5.
Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1.Ashira doesn't like(not like) to go swimming.
2.I’m playing(play) golf right now. Can I call you
back?
3.I like rock climbing but my friend (hate) it.
4.Frederick cant come. He (fix the
car).

Real language.
We say me too= yo tambien to agree with a positive
statement and me neither=yo tampoco to agree with
a negative statement.
Exercise 5.
Complete the sentences with me too or me neither,
I hate to be indoors all the time.
, but it looks dangerous.

I dont want to die.

! That s why we use ropes.

I dont want to repeat english 1.

I want to finish the university.