I am doing (present continuous)

W ere
running

V
She’s eating. It’s rain in g . T hey’re ru n n in g .
She isn ’t re a d in g T he sun isn ’t shining. They a re n ’t w alking.

T he present continuous is:

a m /is /a r e + d o in g /e a tin g /ru n n in g /w ritin g etc.

I am (not) -in g I’m w orking.

he Chris is w riting a letter.
she I is (not) -in g She isn ’t eating, (or She’s n o t eating.)
it J T he phone is ringing.
we ] We’re having dinner.
you L a re (not) -in g You’re n o t listening to me. (or You a re n ’t ...)
they J T he children are doing their hom ework.

a m /is /a r e + -in g = something is happening now:

I’m w orking
she’s w earing a hat
they’re playing football
I’m not w atching television

p a s t --------------------------------------------------------- now --------------------------------------------------------- future

• Please be quiet. I’m w orking. (= I’m working now)

• Look at Sue! She’s w earing her new hat. ( - she is wearing it now)
• T he weather is nice at the m om ent. It’s n o t raining.
• ‘W here are the children?’ ‘T hey’re playing in the park.’
• (on the phone) W e’re having dinner now. Can you phone again later?
• You can turn off the television. I’m n o t w atching it.

Spelling (=> Appendix 5):

com e —» com ing w rite —> w ritin g dance —> dancing
run —> running sit —> sitting sw im —» sw im m ing
lie —> lying

a m / is /a r e => are y o u d o in g ? (questions) => I a m d o in g a n d I d o => UJJJJ

W h a t are y o u d o in g to m o r r o w ? =S> UNIT 2 6
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EXERCISES
3.1 What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences:
eat have lie play sit w ait

1 She s eating an ;1pple. 4 ............................on the floor.

2 H e ............................. ...... ..... .....for a bus. 5 breakfast.
3 T h e y ............................................ football. 6 on the table.

3.2 Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

b u ild cook go have stan d stay sw im w o rk
1 Please be quiet. I..**!...
2 ‘W here’s John?’ ‘H e’s in the kitchen. H e ...............................................’
3 ‘Y o u ............................ .................on my foot.’ ‘O h, I’m sorry.’
4 Look! S om ebody........................................ .....in the river.
5 W e’re here on holiday. W e ..............................................at the Central Hotel.
6 ‘W here’s Ann?’ ‘S h e ..............................................a shower.’
n- 7 T h e y ............................................. a new theatre in the city centre at the m oment.
8 I ............................................. now. Goodbye.

3.3 Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s -ing or She isn’t -ing.
(have dinner) . J«*ie Isn’t H •
(watch television) She s woichlng tetevlsion.
(sit on the floor) S h e ...........................................
(read a book) ...........................................................
(play the piano) ...................................... .......... .....
JANE
r \ (laugh) .....................................................................
(wear a hat) .............................................................
8 (write a letter)

3.4 What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

1 (I / wash / my hair) ....!>.. not Hair,
2 (it / snow) It’s snowing. OR It Isn’t snowing .
3 (I / sit / on a chair) ........... ...........................................
4 (I / eat) ............................................................................
5 (it / rain) ........................
6 (I / learn / English) ....
7 (I / listen / to music) ....
8 (the sun / shine) ..........
9 (I / wear / shoes) .........
10 (I / read / a newspaper)