PRESENT CONTINUOUS  To speak about things or actions we are doing at this moment or around this time or present period time or evolution.  I am wearing … (clothes)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS To be + verb in –ing The auxiliary is the verb to be Spelling  General rule = add – ing. Walk-walking, read-reading  Verbs that end with e = eliminate e and add ing. Take-taking  Verbs that end with ie = eliminate ie and add ying. Lie-lying  Verbs that end with one vowel + consonant (b,d,g,l,m,n,p,r,t)= double the consonant and add –ing. Get-getting. * We do not double when the last syllable is not stressed (Except travel and equal). Visit-visiting. Travel-travelling.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Three situations AffirmativeNegativeQuestion

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affirmative  I am wearing a cardigan(I’m)  You are wearing a cardigan(You’re)  He/She/It is wearing a cardigan (He’s/She’s/It’s)  We are wearing a cardigan(We’re)  You are wearing a cardigan(You’re)  They are wearing a cardigan(They’re)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Negative  I am not wearing a cardigan (I’m not)  You are not wearing a cardigan (You aren’t)  H e/She/It is not wearing a cardigan (He/She/It isn’t)  We are not wearing a cardigan (We aren’t)  You are not wearing a cardigan (You aren’t)  They are not wearing a cardigan (They aren’t)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QuestionAnswer  Am I wearing a cardigan ?Any person  Are you wearing a cardigan ? Yes, I am  Is he/she/it wearing a cardigan ? No, I am not  Are we wearing a cardigan ?Third person  Are you wearing a cardigan ? Yes, he/she/it is  Are they wearing a cardigan ? No, he/she/it is not