at the moment of speaking The Present continuous is used when we talk about something which is happening now It used to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking PAST FUTURE NOW

We often use the present continuous with now this year right now at present today just now at the moment tonight this evening nowadays

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WE NEED SUBJECT TO BE VERB + ing I AM WALKING (´m) YOU ARE SWIMMING (´re) HE IS STUDYING (´s) SHE IS DRINKING (´s) IT IS SNOWING (´s) WE ARE RUNNING (´re) YOU ARE DANCING (´re) THEY ARE PLAYING (´re)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES WE NEED + ing I AM NOT WORKING YOU ARE NOT COOKING SUBJECT TO BE NOT VERB + ing I AM NOT WORKING (´m not) YOU ARE NOT COOKING (aren´t) HE LISTENING IS NOT (isn´t) SHE IS NOT WRITING (isn´t) IT IS NOT RINGING (isn´t) WE ARE NOT LAUGHING (aren´t) YOU ARE NOT READING (aren´t) THEY ARE NOT (aren´t) FIGHTING

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES WE NEED TO BE SUBJECT VERB + ing AM I SINGING ARE YOU CRYING IS HE DRIVING IS SHE THINKING IS IT FLYING ARE WE CLIMBING ARE YOU SPEAKING ARE THEY SLEEPING

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Interrogative Negative Affirmative sentences Subject + TO BE + Verb -ing Subject + TO BE NOT + Verb -ing TO BE + Subject + Verb –ing ? I AM DANCING I´M DANCING I AM NOT DANCING I ´M NOT DANCING AM I DANCING? YOU ARE DANCING YOU´RE DANCING YOU ARE NOT DANCING YOU AREN´T DANCING ARE YOU DANCING? HE IS DANCING HE ´S DANCING HE IS NOT DANCING HE ISN´T DANCING IS HE DANCING? SHE IS DANCING SHE´S DANCING SHE IS NOT DANCING SHE ISN´T DANCING IS SHE DANCING? IT IS DANCING IT´S DANCING IT IS NOT DANCING IT ISN´T DANCING IS IT DANCING? ARE WE DANCING? WE ARE DANCING WE´RE DANCING WE ARE NOT DANCING WE AREN´T DANCING ARE YOU DANCING? YOU ARE DANCING YOU´RE DANCING YOU ARE NOT DANCING YOU AREN´T DANCING THEY ARE DANCING THEY´RE DANCING THEY ARE NOT DANCING THEY AREN´T DANCING ARE THEY DANCING? REMEMBER : nowadays at present at the moment We use the present continuous to talk about actions that happen NOW. tonight today just now this year Some time expressions this evening right now

WHY CAN’T THEY ANSWER THE DOOR? The grandparents The younger son The uncle The aunt The cousin The father The mother The younger daughter The elder daughter The elder son WORD BANK dance draw an owl listen to music rehearse with his group rock the baby sing sleepwalk smoke a cigarette tell a story watch TV 1 The elder son is rehearsing with his group. 2 The mother is rocking the baby. 3 The younger daughter is listening to music. 4 The elder daughter is singing. 5 The father is watching TV. 6 The younger son is drawing an owl. 7 The grandparents are dancing. Definitely too much noise in here !!! 8 The uncle is smoking a cigarette. 9 The aunt is telling a story. Don’t forget to click on the owl, the elder son, and the father! 10 The cousin is sleepwalking.

Put in Present Continuous! I ________(read) a good book. He _______ (watch) TV now. She _______(make) a cake at the moment. They_____ always _____(travel) somewhere. What___you______(do) now? Look! It ________(snow)! We ________(leave) tonight. Our plane_________(take) off at 9.

They are playing tennis. What are they doing? They are playing tennis. He is looking. What is he doing? What is he doing? He is fishing. He is watching TV. What is he doing? She is riding her bike. What is she doing? What is he doing? He is painting.

What are they doing? What is he doing? What is he doing? They are cooking. He is eating chicken. He is playing the guitar and singing. What is he doing? What is he doing? What is she doing? What is the washing machine doing? He is skiing. She is skating. He is jumping in the cradle. It is washing.

Present simple or Present continuous

Look at the pictures and answer the questions

He is Peter Jackson. He is a postman. What does he do? He delivers letters. Is he delivering letters now? No, he isn’t. What is he doing? He is cutting the grass.

She is Mrs. Sherlock. She is a teacher. What does she do? She teaches Biology. Is she teaching now? No, she isn’t. What is he doing? She is working on the computer.

He is Andy Peterson. He is a pilot. What does he do? He flies planes. Is he flying now? No, he isn’t. What is he doing? He is having a shower.

She is Julie. She is a student. What does she do? She studies Medicine. Is she studying now? No, she isn’t. What is he doing? She is painting.

He is Patrick. He is a cook. What does he do? He cooks food in a restaurant. Is he cooking now? No, he isn’t. What is he doing? He is fishing.

with the correct form of the verbs in the box. A- Look at the pictures next to the exercises.Then complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. have sleep play drink shine read wear migrate gossip 1- A: Listen! Paul ……………………. a bath in the bathroom B: Oh, yes. He …………………………. a bath every morning. 2- A: Look ! Mark ………………………………orange juice for breakfast B: Oh, yes. But he usually ……………………………….coffee for breakfast. 3- A: Look up! The sun …………………………… today. B: Oh, yes. In summer it…………………….almost every day. 4- A: Look at Tim. He ………………………….. jeans. B: Yes, he is. But he……………………………….a uniform on weekdays. 5- A: …………………………..they …………………………….now? B: Yes, they…………………………………….everyday. 6- A: Look.They ……………………………. a newspaper. B: Oh yes.They ……………………………..it after breakfast everyday. 7- A: Don’t enter the room. Linda …………………………….. B: Oh, yes .She ………………………………. 10 hours a day. 8- A: There are Jim and John .They ………………………… football. B: Oh,yes.They ……………………………football almost every Saturday. 9- A: Look up! The birds ………………………………………… B: Oh, yes. They …………………………… to hot countries every autumn.