1. The Present Continuous Tense
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2. The Present Continuous Tenseam
Ving is
are
now
when?
at the moment

3. Write the verbs in ing-form:
Example: look — looking, run — running,
give — giving
1.ask, arrange, go, play, come, 2.stay, say, get, make, work, 3.tell, cook, listen, take,watch, 4.dance, do, climb, sleep, clean, 5.eat, wash, jog,sit, act, knit, 6.help, correct, enjoy, wright

4. Check yourself 1.asking, arranging, going, playing, coming,
2.staying, saying, getting, making, working,
3.telling, cooking, listening, taking,watching,
4.dancing, doing, climbing, sleeping, cleaning,
5.eating, washing, jogging,sitting, acting, knitting,
6.helping, correcting, enjoying, wrighting

5. Present Continuous - affirmative
1. He (to read) a book now.
2. She (to do) her homework.
3. My mother (to sit) at the table now.
4. I still (to write) a letter.
5. They (to play) football.
6. It (to snow) now.
7. She (to explain) a grammar rule.
8. We (to have) dinner now.
9. It still (to rain).
10. They (to eat) soup.
11. The girl (to draw) a picture.
12. Her daughter (to play) chess at the moment.

6. Put these verbs in the Present Continuous
do, buy, cook, p1ay, put on, read, dance, walk
1. He … a new bag at the moment. 2. We…in the park. 3. I…"Harry Porter now. 4. I... my raincoat. 5. My friend and I... football. 6. Granny... fish. 7. We... at the party. 8. You … English at the moment.
is buying
are walking
am reading
am putting on
5. are playing
6. is cooking
7. are dancing
8. are doing

7. Present Continuous - question? Wh Am Is
Are
Yes/no
кто
что
Ving?

8. Yes/no
Short answer:
Is he writing now? Is he playing at the moment? Are they sleeping? Are they reading?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t.

9. “Wh”
What film are they watching? Who is sitting on the TV? Where are they running? Why are they running? Who is she writing to? Where is she sitting?

10. Questions “or” “tag” They aren’t walking, are they?
He is jumping, isn’t he?
They aren’t walking, are they?
Sam is sleeping, isn’t he?
Is he doing Math or not?
Is she watering the flowers or not?
Are they having
dinner or supper?

11. Make up questions 1. She is watching television at the moment.
2. They are playing football now.
3. My sister is writing a letter.
4. We are listening to the stereo.
5. They are talking to my friend.
6. Mary is sleeping.
7. You are listening to the radio.

12. Look at the pictures. Write down the answers to these questions:
Mother:
Is John doing his homework?
Is Dad working in the garden?
Is Nancy playing the violin?
Is Sparky sleeping?
Is grandma knitting?

13. Put these verbs in the Present Continuous
do, buy, cook, p1ay, put on, read, dance, walk
1. He … a new bag at the moment. 2. We…in the park. 3. I…"Harry Porter now. 4. I... my raincoat. 5. My friend and I... football. 6. Granny... fish. 7. We... at the party. 8. You … English at the moment.
is buying
are walking
am reading
am putting on
5. are playing
6. is cooking
7. are dancing
8. are doing

14. Describe what is happening now
to hold the hand up
to sit at the desk
to write a composition
to fly over the houses
to change the colour

15. Negative
am not
Ving
isn’t
aren’t

16. Make up negatives 1. She is watching television at the moment.
2. They are playing football now.
3. My sister is writing a letter.
4. We are listening to the stereo.
5. They are talking to my friend.
6. Mary is sleeping.
7. You are listening to the radio.
8. He is having breakfast at the moment

17. And what are you doing now?

18. And what are
you doing now?