“The secret

life of pets”
 The pets’ owners
are leaving to work….

What are the pets doing?

 Gidget is talking to Max
Gidget

Max

Max is waiting at the door.

Sweet Pea Sweet Pea
is playing
computer
games.
Mel
Mel
is watching
the squirrels.
 Chloe
Chloe
is eating
a chicken.

Leonard and his

friend
are listening
to music. Leonard and
his friend
 Present Continuous
We use the Present Continuous:

→ describe an action that is

happening at the moment Now
(present actions) Right now
At the moment

Max is The most common

time expressions are:
waiting
at the door.
 Affirmative Form
Verb: to eat

Chloe is eating a chicken.

Subject + verb + (main verb+ing form)+objects

to be I am eating
affirmative form
You are eating.
He/She/It is eating.
Verb to eat
Present Continuous We are eating.
Affirmative Form You are eating.
They are eating.
 SPELLING RULES
Some verbs ending in –e drop the –e and take the –ing suffix

ride  riding but see  seeing

He is riding a bike.

Verbs ending with a vowel between two consonants, double the last consonant and take
the –ing suffix

sit  sitting swim  swimming but open  opening

She is sitting on the They are swimming. She is opening

chair. The door.

•Verbs ending in –l, double the –l and take the –ing suffix

travel  travelling Mr. Smith is travelling by train

•Verbs ending in –ie, drop the –ie and take –y + ing

lie lying
1-Write sentences. Use the given information:

a) Mark/ b) Mary/ read/

eat/ pancakes the newspaper

Mark is eating pancakes Mary is reading the

for breakfast. newspaper.

c) Anne/ go/ d) They/

To school/ have dinner
by bus

Anne is going to school by They are having dinner.

bus.
 Negative Form

They aren’t listening to opera.

Subject + verb + (main verb+ing form)+objects
to be
negative form I ‘m not listening...
You aren’t listening...
Verb to sing He/She/It isn’t listening...
Present Continuous
Negative Form We aren’t listening...
You aren’t listening...
They aren’t listening...
 Write sentences according to the pictures:

Dance Ride
hip pop bike
ballet moto
a) b)
E.g.: She isn’t dancing hip pop. They aren´t riding a bike. They
She is dancing ballet. are riding a moto.
c) d)
Walk Play
Lisa football
Bart golf

Homer isn’t walking with Lisa. He He isn’t playing playing football.

is walking with Bart. He is playing golf.
 Present Continuous
Interrogative Form
Is Max waiting at the door?
verb +Subject + (main verb + objects
to be +ing) Yes, he is.
Interrogative form
Short answers
Am I waiting at the door ? Yes, you are. No, you aren´t.
Are you waiting at the door ? Yes, I am. No, I´m not.
Is he waiting at the door ? Yes, he is. No, he isnt.
Is she waiting at the door ? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Is it waiting at the door ? Yes,it is. No,it isn’t.
Are we waiting at the door ? Yes,we are. No,we aren’t.
Are you waiting at the door ? Yes,you are. No,you aren’t.
Are they waiting at the door ? Yes, they are.No, they aren’t.