MEETING III

Present Continuous uses to express the idea that something is

happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that
something is not happening now.

Examples:
1. You are learning English now.
2. You are not swimming now.
3. Are you sleeping?
4. I am sitting.
5. I am not standing.
Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the
process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we
might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples:

1. I am studying to become a doctor.

2. I am not studying to become a dentist.
3. I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that
something will or will not happen in the near future.

Examples:
1. I am meeting some friends after work.
2. I am not going to the party tonight.
3. Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
4. Isn't he coming with us tonight?

Not all of verbs can be used in present continuous form, such as

verb “know”. It is cannot be changed into “knowing”, but it is
possible in gerund form
Present Continuous Tense - Positive Sentences

We make the Present Continuous tense with the correct form

of the verb to be (am/is/are) and the -ing form of the main
verb.
Examples:
1. I am playing football.
2. You are standing up.
3. He is listening to the music.
4. She is swimming.
5. It is playing with the ball.
6. We are going home.
7. They are running.
Forming a negative
Negatives in the simple present are formed by adding not after the verb
BE:

Positive sentence Negative sentence

1. I am eating. 1. I am not eating
2. You are working. 2. You are not working
3. He is driving. 3. He is not driving
4. She is teaching. 4. She is not teaching
5. It is raining. 5. It is not raining.
6. We are reading. 6. We are not reading.
7. They are writing. 7. They are not writing.
Forming a question

Yes/no questions are created by moving the verb BE to the

beginning of the sentence. WH-questions are formed by moving
the verb BE, and then adding the WH- word. Here are the draft.
statement Yes/no questions Wh-questions
I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating?

You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying?

He is going. Is he going? Where is he going?

She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving?

It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping?

We are leaving. Are we leaving? When are we

leaving?

They are fighting. Are they fighting? Why are they

fighting?
 Using the words in the brackets, complete the text below with the
appropriate tenses, simple present tense or present continuous
tense
1. Every Monday, Sally ……………(drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I …………….

(study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John……………. (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ……………(rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it ……………..(rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody
……………..(talk) so loudly.

7. Justin …………….(write, currently) a book about his

adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when
he is finished.

8. Xavier ………. ( go, usually) to Ecuador to take care of his

condo.

9. The street vendor …… (for, look) his wallet. He lost it before

he pray in mosque.

10. The homeless children …… (sing) on the street. They …( do,

usually) it when the traffic jam is red
 Create sentences in present continuous tense!
1. She / wear/ earrings

2. It / rain / today

3. He / has / good time

 Choose the correct answers!

1. The train …… at the station now.

A. was coming
B. comes
C. is coming
D. coming

2. They ……. for the train at the moment.

A. were waiting B. are waiting
C. was waiting D. am waiting
Choose the correct answers!
3. She ……. at her room right now.
A. studying B. studies
C. is studying D. was studying

4. Two girls …….. on the corridor.

A. were walking B. is walking
C. are walking D. have been walking

5. We ……. for our work at this moment

A. have planning B. having planning
C. are planning D. are planning