Present

Continuous
Tense
 Present Continuous Tense
I am
He /She/Ben/Mary/ It is swimming
They/ Sam and Sally/ are
You

1. Tom _______ talking in the class.

2. I ________ looking at the flowers.

3. Sue and Tom _______ dancing.

4. Tom and the teacher _______ talking.

5. The dog _______ eating bones.

6. I _______ riding my bicycle.

7. The cat is white. It _______ sleeping.

8. Ben and Jack _______ shouting.

9. You _______ reading in the class.

 Actions (verb) + ing

sitting
standing watching TV sleeping riding a
horse

walking
eating drinking slowly dancing running
• Be :am -is-are +
verb ing

He is reading.

They are
dancing.
 What are they doing?

 are
The babies ......
clapping hands.


is
He ...... eating.
What are they doing?

is writing.
• She .....

is running
• The rabbit .....
now.
 What are they doing?

are
• The girls ....
jumping.

is... skating.
• He ...
 What are they doing?


is singing.
He .....


is
He ......
swimming.
What are they doing?

• They ......
are drinking.

• He......
is riding a bike..
What are they doing?

are
• The butterflies ....
flying up in the sky.

• The bird ......

is flying
too.
What are they doing?

are
• The frogs ........
laughing.

is
• This frog ......playing
the guitar.
 What are they doing?

–He ....
is driving a car.

–Mr. Bean.....dancing.
is
What are they doing?

• It......
is raining.

is running.
• The cat.....
What is the boy doing?

eat

He is eating.
What is the girl doing?

dance

She is dancing.
What is John doing?

play
football

He_________________.
is playing football
What are they doing?

swim

They______________.
are swimming
What is the bird
doing?

The bird is flying.

(It)
 What are the dogs
doing?

The dogs are dancing.

(They)
What is Sue doing?

Sue is running.
(She)
He / She / It is

I am ….ing
You / We /
are
They
What are they
doing?

dance ride a bike

watch TV cook