ered Galileo INGLES She’s eating. I's They’re running She isn’t reading The sun isn’t shining They aren’t walking The present continuous is: am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc. 7 1 | am (not) © Pm working. I’m not watching TV. he CO Maria is reading a newspaper. she | is (not) © She isn’t eating. (or She’s not eating.) it | -ing | © The phone is ringing we © We're having dinner. you | are (not) © You're not listening to me. (orYou aren’t listening.) they © The children are doing their homework am/is/are + -ing = something is happening now: I'm working she’s wearing a hat they're playing football I'm not watching television past now future Core crXer an)@ Galileo AREA INGLES OI Please be quict. ’'m working. (= I’m working now) Look, there’s Sarah. She’s wearing a brown coat. ( 1 The weather is nice. It’s not raining. a a he is wearing it now) “Where are the children?” ‘They’re playing in the park? (on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can I phone you later? © You can turn off the television. Pm not watching it Spelling (> Appendix 5): come — coming write —> writing dance — dancing run —*running sit sitting swim — swimming lie — lying EXERCISES 3.1 What are these peaple doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences: eat have lie play sit wait | —— 1... She's eating an apple. 4 on the floor 2 He forabus. 5 breakfast 3 They football. 6 on the table. 3.2 Complete the sentences. Use these verbs: build cook go have — stand —s stay —s swim —s work I Please be quiet. 1." working ‘Where’ John?” “He's in the kitchen. He : 3 ‘You on my foot) ‘Oh, I'm sorry? 4 Look! Somebody in the river. 5 We'e here on holiday. We at the Central Hotel 6 ‘Where's Sur ‘She a shower! 7 They a new hotel in the city centre at the moment 81 now. Goodbye 3.3 Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She's 9 or She isn’t -ing. (have dinner) _ Jane. isn’t having dinner. (watch television) . She’s_watching television. Git on the floor) She (read a book) (play the piano) daw: (wea weene en__TEMA ME a 3.4 What's happening now? Write true sentences, 1 (L/ wash / my hair) Lm mob wasting my Mair (it / snow) IRs snowing. or _It. isn't snowing (U/ sit / on a chair) (7 eat) (it / rain) n / English) (I / listen / to music) (the sun / shine) (1/ wear / shoes) 10 (1/ read / a newspaper) Pe Seoervanten positive question ; Wha Wie Gs. deg 1} am am | I 1 — 2 Ns he | doing he | doing? ee iy she | is working is | she | working? it going | it going? ae staying we | Staying? you | are ae are | you ee they | they 0 ‘Are you feeling OK? ‘Yes, |'m fine, thanks’ OTs it raining? — “Yes, take an umbrella’ OC Why are you wearing a coat? Its not cold CG ‘What’s Paul doing? —‘He’s reading the newspaper’ ‘What are the children doing?’ “They’re watching television’ 1 Look, there’s Emily! Where’s she going? C Who are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sue? Study the word order: is/are + subject + -ing Is | he working today? Is | Paul working today? (not Is working Paul today?) Where | are | they going? Where | are | those people | going? (wo! Where are going those people?) (eort ser Xoa n=)