2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (estar) (-ando / -endo) BE+ VERB-ing (reading) 1º ESO UNIT 5 The wild side You’ re studying now The teacher is speaking The computer is working You are not eating It’s raining The sun isn’t shining My brother isn’t painting the house at the moment, maybe he is studying My mother is working and my father is reading the newspaper What is your mother doing right now? Where are you sitting now? What is your father doing?

3. As you can see all the previous sentences have the same structure. They all have two verbs: TO BE and a GERUND (gerundio in Spanish- cantando, (singing) jugando (playing)…) In continuous tenses you always need these two verbs And remember you always need to have a subject in English Do you remember how to make a Gerund in English?

4. TO BE I’m You are He is She is It is We are You are They are I’m not You aren’t He’s not She’s not It’s not We’re not You’re not They’re not Am I…? Are you…? Is she…? Is he …? Is it…? Are we …? Are you…? Are they …? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

5. GERUND Infinitive verb + ING Most of the verbs – WorkDoEatGoCatch LookTalk – PlayStudyFly PlayingStudyingFlying Verbs ending with –E – LiveBe Have ChangePractice Escape Hide Write Living Being Having ChangingPracticing Escaping HidingWriting Verbs ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT – Sit RunSwim Sitting RunningSwimming Working Doing Eating Going CatchingLooking Talking

6. Work study Put Live Escape Run Eat Catch Ride Working Studying Putting Living Escaping Running Eating Catching Riding

7. THEY ARE DANCING THEY ARE TALKING THEY ARE DRINKING HE IS LAUGHING HE IS SINGING THEY ARE HAVING FUN

8. GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE

9. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Who is talking on the phone? Who is listening to music? Who is studying? Is there someone speaking? Who is running on the library? What is Ms Belén doing?

11. WHEN DO WE USE IT? Situations taking place in the moment of speaking. ACTIONS IN PROGRESS – Now, right now, today, at this moment… But not when talking about routines or repeated actions – Everyday, always, never, sometimes….

12. http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/game s/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/actionverbs/ present%20progressive%20multiple%20choice.ht ml http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/game s/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/actionverbs/ present%20progressive%20multiple%20choice.ht ml http://cuencainglesa.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/p resent-simplevs-present-continuous-1.html http://cuencainglesa.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/p resent-simplevs-present-continuous-1.html http://gamestolearnenglish.com/basketball/ http://manuelbarbado1.blogspot.com.es/2013/0 2/present-continuous-exercises.html http://manuelbarbado1.blogspot.com.es/2013/0 2/present-continuous-exercises.html http://mercigd.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/activi dades-para-imprimir/ http://mercigd.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/activi dades-para-imprimir/ Repasarlo que son para mi los enlces

16. Hi everybody! I'm The Present Simple Girl. I like habits and routines. I always do the same things and at the same time. For example, I always drink two glasses of milk in thealways morning and I usually arrive at school at twenty five past eight. I often wear jeans and T-shirts. I love pop music. I also love animals and plants. I have a beautiful garden. I live with my parents and my brother, The Present Continuous Guy. He is very different from me. He nevernever arrives on time for lunch. He likes new clothes and fashion, and he doesn't listen to pop music. He plays hard rock in a group called "Metal Bananas". He is making noise now because he is playing the guitar

18. What do they usually do? What are they doing now?

20. LET’S MAKE A GAME 1.CLOSE YOUR EYES 2.ALL OF YOU 3.I SAID ALL OF YOU ! 4.OK 5.IMAGINE IT’S SATURDAY MORNING 6.WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? 7.WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO ?

21. 1.Every Monday, Sally (drive)_____________ her kids to football practice. 2.Usually, I (work)__________ as a secretary, but this summer I (study) ______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3.Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ____________ 4.Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _______________ 5.I hate living in Santander because it (rain, always) _________________ 6.I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________ because everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly. 7.This delicious chocolate (be) __________________made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. 8.Water ________ at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius (boil). 9.Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot. (snow) 10.I'm sorry. Bob can't come to the phone. He __________ a shower. (have) WORK DRIVES IS TALKING IS RAINING IS SLEEPING AM STUDYING ARE SAYING ALWAYS RAINS IS SNOWS BOILS IS HAVING

22. I ____________ (like) cinema very much. At the moment they ____________ (stand) in the rain. What time ____ they usually ________ (wake up)? These people ____________(feel) very angry at the moment because of the traffic She ______________(usually/drink) milk because she usually___________(like) it very much. He ____________ (be) too fast now It ____________ (get) late. I must go now. I ________________ (work), so please be quiet! ____________ she _____________( read) at the moment? LIKE USUALLY DRINKS ARE FEELING WAKE DO ARE STANDING IS EATING IS GETTING LIKE AM WORKING ISREADING

23. ACTIVITIES http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/Pre sentContinuous1F.html http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/Pre sentContinuous1F.html http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/ viewgame.asp?id=2332 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/ viewgame.asp?id=2332 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/ viewgame.asp?id=4222 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/ viewgame.asp?id=4222