The present continuous

3 reasons 5 reminders

3 reasons Something that is ___________________ at the time of speaking. Something that is happening around the time of speaking/ it is a ____________________ situation. Describe ___________________

3 reasons Something that is happening at the time of speaking. I’m teaching now. You are learning at the moment. Something that is happening around the time of speaking/ it is a temporary situation. We are not doing any writing homework this week. Describe photography. In this photo, Ken is reading a book.

4 reminders 1 Form – be ( / / ) + v-ing 2 Subject-verb agreement They _________ reading. She __________ enjoying the film. I _________ eating chips. Justin and Danny __________ having lunch. 3 Spelling – put  ___________, drive  _____________ have  ___________, chat  ______________ lie  ____________ sit  ________________ 4 Negative sentences – be not v-ing She is listening to songs  ___________________________ 5 Questions – SVO  VSO. The computer is working.  __________________________?

4 reminders 1 Form – be ( is/ am / are ) + v-ing 2 Subject-verb agreement They __are__ reading. She __is__ enjoying the film. I __am___ eating chips. Justin and Danny ___are_ having lunch. 3 Spelling – put  _putting__, drive  __driving__ have  __having__, chat  __chatting____ lie  __lying__ sit  __sitting___ 4 Negative sentences – be not v-ing She is listening to songs  __She is not listening to songs__ 5 Questions – SVO  VSO. The computer is working.  __Is the computer working_?

COMPARING simple present WITH present continuous Why are they written in simple present tense? e.g. She goes to school every day. e.g. Justin is very friendly. e.g. Anthony never does revision. e.g. The fishballs tastes really good. Why are they written in present continuous? e.g. Danny is not paying attention to Ms. Yau now. e.g. Mom: What are you doing? David: I am doing my homework. e.g. Is that Daniel playing violin in that picture?

COMPARING simple present WITH present continuous Why are they written in simple present tense? e.g. She goes to school every day. e.g. Justin is very friendly. e.g. Anthony never does revision. e.g. The fishballs tastes really good. Why are they written in present continuous? e.g. Danny is not paying attention to Ms. Yau now. e.g. Mom: What are you doing? David: I am doing my homework. e.g. Is that Daniel playing violin in that picture?

EXTRA POINT TO NOTE Some verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses. P.10 Have and Think P.10