1. What are you doing now? Page 8 Present Continuous (Progressive)Tense
زمن المضارع المستمر(التقدمي)
What are you doing now?
Time Line (خط الزمن)

2. He is doing his homework. They are cleaning their house.
Actions are happening nowاحداث تحدث الآن
What is he doing right now?
He is doing his homework.
Where are you going now?
I am going to school.
What are they doing ?
They are cleaning their house.

3. The differences between
Present Progressive (continuous)
Simple Present Tense
Simple past Tense PC
SPT
SPT
Activities
Now
Activities
regularly
Activities
past

4. Action is happening now
What is Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
We use Present Continuous (Progressive) to talk about actions that are happening right now.
Action is happening now
I am teaching English grammars.

5. Present Continuous (Progressive)Form صيغة زمن المضارع المستمر
Subjects
Auxiliary
Verb 1+ing
Examples I am
Base form of present
With (ing)
I am watching TV now. He
She it is
He is eating a sandwich.
They We
you
are
We are listening to the radio.

6. Look at the pictures and Try to make a full sentence with Present Continuous (Progressive) …

7. She is teaching the students.
teach- students
What is the teacher doing right now?
She is teaching the students.

8. He is reading English book.
read - English book
What is he doing now?
He is reading English book.

9. They are building a house.
build – a house
What are they doing now?
They are building a house.

10. What is the cat doing now?
eat – the food
What is the cat doing now?
It is eating the food.

11. Think now, how can you make the questions forms ?

12. Question Form in Present Continuous صيغة السؤال في المضارع المستمر
1. Questions with am, is, are in Present Continuous
Question
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb+ing
Object /Rest Am I
having
A test today? Is
He, she, it
Studying
Math?
Are
They, we, you
going
to school?
Short Answer (yes/no)
Yes/No
Subject
Auxiliary + not / n’t
Yes,
No, I
am.
am not. He
Is.
isn’t (not)
They
Are.
aren’t (are not)

13. 2. Questions with (Wh) Question in Present Continuous
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Object/
Rest
What
Information) Am
you
doing
in right now?
When
(Time) is he
coming
home?
Where
(place)
are
they
going
now?
Answer
I am drinking a cup of tea.
He is coming at 3:00 o’clock.
They are going to Jeddah.

14. Think now, how can you make the questions forms ?

15. Negative Form in Present Continuous صيغة النفي في المضارع المستمر
Negative with am not, isn’t, aren’t in Present Continuous
Subject
Auxiliary + not / n’t
base of form in present.
Object /Rest I
am not
doing
my homework. He
She It
isn’t
(is not)
playing
soccer.
they
you we
aren’t
(are not)
writing an

16. Expressions of time I am studying going English to school Right now
Subject
Auxiliaries
Verb + ing
Object I am
studying
going
English
to school
Right now
حالا
Now
الآن
Immediately
فورا He
She It is We
You
They
are

17. outline
Now, tell me have you learned how can we make Present continuous (Progressive)…

18. Summary Present Continuous is
To talk about actions are happening right now.
At the end of a sentence: now, right now….
Or at the beginning of the sentence with (,) such as Now, Right now,…
we use Expressions of time
Subjects
(+) Positive
(-) Negative
(?) Question I
I am writing a story.
I am not drinking a coffee.
Am I having a spot on my face? He
she it
He is going to school.
He is not driving his father’s car.
Is he eating a sandwich?
you we
They
You are seating on a broken chair.
You are not calling him.
Are you leaving the class?

19. Some verbs change their spelling when "ing" is added to them
1. Verbs ending with "consonant preceded by one of these vowels: (a,u,e,i,o) and with one syllable we double the last consonant as the following Examples:
run
runn + ing
running
stop
stopp + ing
stopping
plan
plann + ing
planning
begin
beginn + ing
beginning
2. But we don’t double the last consonant if it more than one Syllable:
open
open + ing
opening
visit
visit + ing
visiting
listen
listen + ing
listening
happen
happen + ing
happening

20. take tak + ing taking make mak + ing making dance danc + ing dancing
3.Verbs ending with "e": When a verb ends with the letter (e), we first remove it, and then add (ing).
take
tak + ing
taking
make
mak + ing
making
dance
danc + ing
dancing
write
writ + ing
writing
4. Verbs ending with "ie": When a verb ends with the letters (ie), we change them into (y), and add (ing).
lie
ly + ing
lying
die
dy + ing
dying
5. Verbs ending with (w, x or z): Verbs ending with "w", "x", preceded by one of these vowels: (a,u,e,i,o) and with one syllable or more we CAN’T double the last consonant
sew
sew + ing
sewing
fix
fix + ing
fixing

21. Verb with(ing) Infinitive No.
A. Write the following verbs in the correct forms with (ing):
Verb with(ing)
Infinitive
No.
use 1
talk 2
stay 3
hide 4
shop 5
put 6
try 7
marry 8
fire 9
get 10
using
talking
staying
hiding
shopping
putting
trying
marrying
firing
getting

22. Listen, we are going to the cinema right now.
B. Re-arrange the words in order to make the present continuous:
1. (are / right now / going / we / to the cinema/ listen/.)
2. (working / are / now/ they/.)
3. (look / you / not / walking / on the sidewalk / are /.)
4. (I / new vocabulary/ learning / am /.)
5. (is / Khalid / teaching / English /.)
Listen, we are going to the cinema right now.
They are working now
Look, you are not walking on the sidewalk.
I am learning new vocabulary.
Khalid is teaching English.

23. What time are you going to the cinema?
3. Make present continuous questions (yes / no and ‘wh’):
1. (you / eat / cake?)
2. (What time / you / go to the cinema?)
3. (why / you / study?)
4. (when / you / leave?)
5. (You / smoke?)
Are you eating cake?
What time are you going to the cinema?
Why are you studying?
When are you leaving?
Are you smoking?

24. 1. Adel ____________ history right now.(study)
4. Complete the sentences. Use verbs in the parentheses:
1. Adel ____________ history right now.(study)
2. I ____________on the phone at this moment.(talk)
3. My mother ____________dinner now.(cook)
4. Look at them, they ____________ the teacher.(help)
5. He ____________very fast.(run)
is studying
am talking
is cooking
are helping
is running

25. 1. The teacher ______________ the door. (not/close)
5. Sentences and Questions in Present Progressive :
1. The teacher ______________ the door. (not/close)
2. _____ you _______ the washing? (do)
3. They _____________ the printers. (check)
4. ____ your grandfather ________ at the bird? (look)
5. We _______________ the checkpoint. (not/ pass)
is not closing
Are
doing
Are checking Is
looking
Are not passing

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