We use the present continuous to

talk about actions happening now,

at the moment.

At the moment
Alice is riding her
bike.
S + Verb to be (present simple) +
main verb + ing

Mark and his

brother
are playing football.
 Affirmative
I am (’m)
You are (’re)
He reading
She is (’s) cooking
It dancing
We singing
You are (’re)
They
 Just reminding

I am not = I`m not

are not = aren`t
is not = isn`t
 Rules for V–ing
1. In general: V+ ing
drink →drinking; sing →singing
Peter is reading; Susan isn’t eating
2. Verbs ending in –e:
write →writing; dance →dancing
They are having lunch; Sam isn’t driving
3. Monosyllable verbs (C+V+C)
swim →swimming; run →running
We aren’t sitting; Tom is getting up
 USES of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Activities we are doing: now, at the moment,
at present…
Pat is having a shower now

2. Temporary situations: this week, today, this

month…
Dad always drives to work, but
he is walking this week
Choose the correct verb and
build sentences in the Present
Continuous.
 He’s eating.

SIT DRINK EAT WORK

SWIM READ COOK WATCH

 They are dancing.

STUDY DRINK EAT SING

SWIM DANCE COOK PAINT

 She’s singing.

SING DRINK EAT SLEEP

DRIVE WALK COOK PAINT

 He’s painting.

DANCE DRINK EAT SLEEP

WRITE READ COOK PAINT

 She’s dancing.

CRY DRINK EAT SLEEP

DANCE WALK COOK PAINT

 He’s drinking.

DANCE DRINK READ SMILE

PLAY EAT COOK RUN

 She’s running.

PLAY DRINK EAT RUN

DRIVE SWIM COOK PAINT

 He’s cooking.

RUN DRINK EAT SLEEP

DRIVE READ COOK WRITE

 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Negative:
Subject + am not, is not, are not + Verb
–ing
John isn’t swimming
Make affirmative sentences 1: (play)

They are playing the drums

Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat)

She is eating an ice-cream

Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim)

He is swimming
Make affirmative sentences 4: (have)

He is having dinner
Make affirmative sentences 5: (cry)

She is crying
 Negative
I am not (’m not)
You are not (aren’t) reading
He cooking
She is not (isn’t)
dancing
It
We singing
You are not (aren’t)
They
Make negative sentences 1: (work)

He isn’t working
Make negative sentences 3: (drink)

She isn’t drinking

Make negative sentences 3: (run)

They aren’t running

Make negative sentences 4: (write)

She isn’t writing

Make negative sentences 5: (buy)

He isn’t buying a newspaper

 Your turn now
1. Write sentences according to the pictures
using the given verb.

2. If the sentence is negative, make a negative

sentence and then an affirmative one with the
correct verb.

3. Check your answers.

 1: GET UP

He isn’t getting up.

He’s going to bed
 2: SMILE

They aren’t smiling

They’re crying
 3: WALK

They aren’t walking

They are travelling by bus
 4: WRITE

He isn’t writing a letter

He is posting it
 5: WASH

She isn’t washing

She is cooking