THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

play

At the moment I’m playing football.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE: Play

I am
‘m
You are
We ‘re playing
They
He is
She ‘s
It
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Is he playing football at the

moment?
No, he isn’t. He is running.
 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play
am not
Am I I ‘m not
you You are not
Are we We aren’t
they playing? They playing
he He is not
Is she She isn’t
it It
WHAT IS SHE DOING?

draw

She is drawing a picture at

the moment
WHAT IS TWEETY
DOING?

IT’S FLYING
 VERB + ing (spelling rules)
listen + ing = listening
die (-iey) + ing = dying
write + ing = writing
hop + p + ing = hopping
travel + l + ing = travelling
 Make –ing forms of each verb given.

begin get
rub use
listen admit
lie try
swim decide
study come
happen put
 –ing forms
beginning getting
rubbing using
listening admitting
lying trying
swimming deciding
studying coming
happening putting
 The Present Continuous Tense
is used for
1. Actions which are happening at or
around the moment of speaking.
• Now I’m doing the washing up.
• She is working very hard
nowadays.
2. Temporary situations.
• I’m staying with a friend at the
moment.
ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING
AT PRESENT (1)

They are dancing right now.

TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2)
They normally play tennis.

But this week they are skating.

 The Present Continuous Tense
is used for
3. Changing or developing situations.
• His English is getting better.
• It’s getting colder.
4. Fixed arrangements in the near
future.
• They are getting married next week.
 CHANGING SITUATIONS (3)
Yesterday it was very sunny.

Today it’s raining more and more.

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4)

They are celebrating a party next weekend.

 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.

They are throwing snowballs

now
 Pay attention to stative verbs

Stative verbs are a group of verbs that can not be use

in continuous aspecto. They can only be use in simple
tenses.
Some of those verbs are connected with:
•Emotions: love, like, hate, dislike,mind, want, prefer,
etc
•Mental processes: believe, think (when refering to
opinión), understand, remember, agree, know, need,
hope, etc
•Senses: smell, taste, see, sound, look, touch, feel, …
•Possesion: have, belong, own, possess…
 Some phrases to express like
and dislike include –ing
(They are not present
continuous tense)
To say you like doing something:

I really love walking / listening to music/ playing

video games
I enjoy writing / drawing / studying

I am keen on learning Italian / going abroad

 To say something is OK:

• I think playing cards / on line chatting /

doing sports is all right.

• I don’t mind studying math / working until

late night hours.
 To say something is OK:

• I really hate talking by mobile / learning

Chemistry / watching football games at
T.V.
• I can’t stand waiting in queues / feeling
sad.
• I am not very keen on learning English /
doing yoga.