The Present

Continuous
Tense
 Look at the picture. It’s 12
o’clock. What do you see?

They are studying in the lab.

Use the Present
Continuous Tense
for actions
happening at
the moment of
speaking (now)
They are talking.

They are sitting.

Affirmative (+)
I am working.
You are working.
He is working.
She is working.
It is working.
We are working.
They are working.
After a vowel + a consonant
double the consonant (for one
syllable verbs only)
Cut - cutting
Put - putting
Run - running
After a consonant + -e,
drop -e and add – ing.
 Drive - driving
 Smile - smiling
 Write - writing
Add –ing to the other
verbs
 Read - reading
 Go - going
 Fix - fixing
 Lay - laying
 Snow - snowing
Write the –ing form
- Dig - Stop
- Draw - Wash
- Cry - Close
- Play - Look
- Do - Say
 Key:
- Digging - Stopping
- Drawing - Washing
- Crying - Closing
- Playing - Looking
- Doing - Saying
Interrogative (?)
Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he working?
Is she working?
Is it working?
Are we working?
Are they working?
Negative (-)
I am not working.
You are not working.
He is not working.
She is not working.
It is not working.
We are not working.
They are not working.
What are these
people doing?
to cook

to sleep
to dial / to type
to eat/ to study
to read / to write
to open

to close
to look / to watch
to smile

to cry
to type / to sign
to talk / to work
to sign

to read
to sing / to listen
to run / to jump
to go/ to run
to ride / to cycle