Present Continuous: Affirmative, Negative and Question form, and some spelling rules about it.

2. We use the present continuous to
talk about actions happening now,
at the moment.
Alice is riding her
bike.
Alice is riding her
bike.

3. Subject+verb be+ v(ing)+complement
Mark and his brother
are playing football.
Mark and his brother
are playing football.

4. AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVENEGATIVE
I am (’m)
reading
cooking
dancing
singing
I am not (’m
not)
reading
cooking
dancing
singing
You are (’re) You are not
(aren’t)
He
She
It
is (’s)
He
She
It
is not (isn’t)
We
You
They
are (’re)
We
You
They
are not
(aren’t)

5. YES/NOYES/NO
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
Am I
painting?
eating?
swimming
?
walking?
Yes,
I
am.
No,
I am not.
(’m not)
Are you you are you are not.
(aren’t)
Is
he
she
it
he
she
it
is.
he
she
it
is not.
(isn’t)
Are
we
you
they
we
you
they
are.
we
you
they
are not.
(aren’t)

6. WH(INFORMATION) QUESTIONS
Wh QWh Q
WhatWhat
Wh QWh Q
WhatWhat
Structure:
Verb(-ing)
doing?
Verb(-ing)
doing?
ComplementComplementComplementComplementVerb beVerb be
amam
Verb beVerb be
amam
SubjectSubject
II
SubjectSubject
II
WhereWhereWhereWhere areareareare youyouyouyou livinglivinglivingliving now?now?now?now?
WhoWhoWhoWho isisisis hehehehe talkingtalkingtalkingtalking to?to?to?to?
WhenWhenWhenWhen isisisis sheshesheshe coming?coming?coming?coming?
WhyWhyWhyWhy areareareare theytheytheythey drivingdrivingdrivingdriving fast?fast?fast?fast?

8. • Most verbs, add -ing
listen-listening, play-playing
• Verbs ending in -e, take off the e and add -ing:
take-taking, make-making
• Verbs ending in CVC, double the final C and add
ing:
run-running, hop-hopping
Exceptions: Some verbs ending in r, w, x, or y are
exceptions to the doubling rule:
tear-tearing, blow-blowing, box-boxing, cry-crying
• Verbs ending in ‘ie’, take off the e and change the
i to a y:
die-dying, lie-lying

9. Choose the correct verb and build
sentences in the Present
Continuous.

10. SWIM
SIT
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
WATCH
WORK
He’s eating.

11. SWIM
STUDY
DANCE
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SING
They are
dancing.

12. DRIVE
SING
WALK
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
She’s singing.

13. WRITE
DANCE
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
He’s painting.

14. DANCE
CRY
WALK
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
SLEEP
She’s dancing.

15. PLAY
DANCE READDRINK
COOKEAT RUN
SMILE
He’s drinking.

16. DRIVE
PLAY
SWIM
DRINK
COOK
EAT
PAINT
RUN
She’s running.

17. DRIVE
RUN
READ
DRINK
COOK
EAT
WRITE
SLEEP
He’s cooking.