Lesson 13

Present Continuous
Present
Continuous
When to use?

Activities at the moment of speaking

Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

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Essential tool
VERB TO BE

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Let’s remember!
Pronoun Verb to be: Short Form
Affirmative
I Am I’m
You Are You’re
He Is He’s
She Is She’s
It Is It’s
We Are We’re
You Are You’re
They Are They’re

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Structure
VERB TO BE + MAIN VERB(ING)

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Example
Main Verb = To study

She is studying English

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 Affirmative sentence
Verb: to eat

I am eating an apple
Subject Verb to be Main Verb + ing Complement
1 2 3 4

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 Negative sentence
Verb: to eat

I am not eating an apple

Subject Verb to be + Not Main Verb + ing Complement
1 2 3 4

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 Interrogative sentence
Verb: to eat
?

Am I eating an apple?
Verb to be Subject Main Verb + ing Complement
1 2 3 4

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Do It Yourself!

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Some rules
+ If a verb ends in E , you remove the E and add +ing
have - having ride – riding

+ If a verb ends in a vowel + consonant, the consonant is

usually doubled before you add + ing.
swim – swimming run - running

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Pay attention!
There are some verbs we don't usually use in the continuous
form. We call them state verbs.

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State verbs
+ These are verbs for talking about emotions, thinking,
existing, appearing, possession and the senses.

Want - Need - Like - Love - Hate

Prefer Believe - Think - Know -
Realize
Understand - Recognize - Suppose - Be
Exist - Appear - Look - Seem - Belong
Have (for possession) - Own - Feel
Smell - Taste

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It’s time to Practice!

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Homework!
Bring me next class!

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