Name: _________________________ Date: _________________________
CHUYÊN ĐỀ: PRESEN CONTINUOUS TENSE
I- When to use
a. To describe actions happening right now (at the moment of
speaking)
Example:
They are learning English at the moment.
(At present, they are studying English.)
b. To describe planned future events (especially near future).
Usually refers to a scheduled or arranged plan.
Example:
We are having a big birthday party next weekend.
(We will have a big birthday party this coming weekend.)
c. To describe repeated actions that are annoying or
frustrating to the speaker.
Often used with adverbs like “always,”
“continually.”
Example:
"You are always coming late," said the teacher.
(The teacher says: "You’re always late.")
d. To describe a temporary change in habit
Example:
I often have bread for breakfast but today I am having cakes and
milk.
(I usually eat bread for breakfast, but today I’m eating cakes and
II- STRUCTURE
milk.)
Affirmative: S + be + V-ing
Negative S + be + not + V-ing
Interrogative: Be + S + + V-ing?
III- Notes on Spelling When Adding “-
ing”
IV- TIME EXPRESSION
- Right now
- At the moment
- At present
- At + giờ cụ thể ở hiện tại (at 12 o'lock)
Exercise 1: Ad “ing”
write _____________ walk _____________
run _____________ read _____________
agree _____________ swim _____________
stop _____________ eat _____________
die _____________ give _____________
come _____________ sit _____________
prefer _____________ close _____________
see _____________ tell _____________
get _____________ go _____________
open _____________ dig _____________
lie _____________ finish _____________
swim _____________ swim _____________
free _____________ rob _____________
have _____________ dance _____________
listen _____________ live _____________
Exercise 1: Ad “ing”
1. Sarah (am / is / are) feeding the dog.
2. The boys (is / are / am) playing basketball.
3. I (is / are / am) reading a new comic.
4. The cats (is / are / am) sleeping on the sofa.
5. My brother (are / is / am) cleaning his room.
6. The teachers (is / are / am) talking in the staff room.
7. You (am / are / is) wearing a nice jacket today.
8. Tom and I (am / is / are) doing our homework.
9. The dog (is / are / am) barking loudly.
10. Lisa and Emma (are / is / am) listening to music.
11. He (is / are / am) washing his hands.
12. My parents (am / is / are) cooking dinner.
13. The baby (are / is / am) drinking milk.
14. We (is / are / am) walking to school now.
15. The birds (is / are / am) flying in the sky.
16. Alex (is / are / am) drawing a picture.
17. The girls (is / are / am) singing a song.
18. It (is / are / am) raining today.
19. The driver (is / are / am) waiting at the traffic light.
20. My cousins (is / are / am) playing in the yard.
Exercise 3: Write the sentences in the negative.
1. I’m reading a book.
→ I’m not reading a book.
2. Bill is playing a computer game.
→
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3. The boy is running.
→
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4. Your dad is driving his car.
→
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5. We’re watching TV.
→
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6. The boys are writing in their notebooks.
→
Exercise 4: Look at the pictures. Match and write sentences
Exercise 4: Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences as in the example:
1. playing / he’s / violin / the
→ He’s playing the violin.
2. school / going / we’re / to
→ _________________________________________________________________
3. aren’t / they / the / playing / in / park
→ ________________________________________________________________
4. me / aren’t / listening / you / to
→ ________________________________________________________________
5. playing / is / he / the / guitar
→ ________________________________________________________________
6. isn’t / he / sleeping
→ ________________________________________________________________
7. my / dog / is / the / chasing / cat
→ ________________________________________________________________
