1. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: VERB “sleep” What is Bobby doing? Bobby is sleeping! Bobby

2. Present continuous tense Subject + Verb “to be”+ verb ing form I amsleeping You aresleeping He,She, It is / ‘ssleeping We aresleeping You aresleeping They aresleeping

3. The Present Continuos Subject Verb “to be” -ing form I am sleeping

4. Spelling rules for the “ing” form RULE 1 A consonant + e SMILE Drop the e and add ing SMILING RULE 2 One vowel+one consonant SIT Double the consonant and add ing Sitting RULE 3 2 vowels+one consonant read reading RULE 4 2 consonants not duble Brush Brushing

5. The ing form Verb (- to) + ing Tosleep ing to D ieing to writ e ing y to ing hop e p

6. Present continuous tense negative form and questions Is she sleeping? No she isn’t,she ‘s playing golf

7. Present continuous (negative form) Subject + verb “to be”+ not + verb - ing form I amnotplaying You arenotplaying He, she, it isnotplaying We arenotplaying You arenotplaying They arenotplaying

8. Present continuous (questions) Verb to be + subject + verb ing form AmIplaying? AreYouplaying? IsHe,She,Itplaying? AreWeplaying? AreYouplaying? AreTheyplaying?

9. Negative form and questions ) Questions Verb to be + subject + verb ing Negative form Subject + verb to be + not + verb ing Are they running ? No, they are not running. They are eating

10. Present progressive is used for: Temporary actions Longer Actions in Progress Now : I’ m studying to become a doctor Near Future I am meeting some friends after work Repetition and Irritation with "Always" She is always coming to class late

11. Non-Continuous Verbs The "Non-Continuous Verbs," are rarely used in continuous tenses. They include: Abstract Verbs to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist... Possession Verbs to possess, to own, to belong... Emotion Verbs to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind... Examples: He is needing help now. Not Correct He needs help now. Correct He is wanting a drink now. Not Correct He wants a drink now. Correct

12. What are these people doing?