The present continuous

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• I am giv ing classes right now
• My mother is work ing now.
• The students are pay ing attention at this moment.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE: Play

I

am

You

We

They

‘ m

are

He

She

It

playing

‘ re

is

‘ s

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

INTERROGATIVE: Play

NEGATIVE: Play

I

am not

You

We

They

‘ m not

He

She

It

are not

playing

aren’t

is not

isn’t

Am

I

Are

Is

you

we

they

he

she

it

playing ?

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Is he play ing football at the moment?

No, he isn’t. He is run ning .

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

draw

She is draw ing a picture at the moment

WHAT IS TWEETY DOING?

IT ’S FLY ING

WHAT IS DAVID DOING?

At the moment he ’s play ing football

VERB + ING (SPELLING RULES)

MAKE –ING FORMS OF EACH VERB GIVEN.

• be g i n
• r u b
• lis t e n
• l ie
• s w i m
• study
• ha p p e n

• g e t

• us e
• ad m i t
• try
• decid e
• com e

• p u t

EXERCISES

Admit

Answer

Break

Bring

Buy

Build

Clean

Come

Cut

Cry 

Die 

Do

Dream 

Enjoy

Eat

Enter 

Feel

Forget     

Get

Go

Hand

Heat 

Hit

Jump

Jog 

Lie 

Live

Lend 

Make 

Meet

Match

Open

Play

Put

Rain 

Refer

Rob 

Run 

Shop

Shout

Sing 

Swim

Sit

Stand

Start

Take 

Talk

Turn

Visit 

Vote 

Wash

Write

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EXERCISES

• Sit t ing

• Standing
• Starting

• Ta k ing

• Talking
• Turning
• Visiting

• Vo t ing

• Washing

• Wri t ing

• Hit t ing

• Jumping

• Jog g ing
• L y ing
• Li v ing

• Lending

• Ma k ing

• Meeting
• Matching
• Opening

• Doing
• Dreaming 
• Enjoying
• Eating
• En tering  
• Feeling

• Forget t ing
• Get t ing

• Going
• Handing
• Heating

• Admit t ing

• Answering
• Breaking
• Bringing
• Buying
• Building
• Cleaning

• Co m ing
• Cut t ing

• Crying

• D y ing

• Playing

• Put t ing

• Raining

• Refer r ing
• Rob b ing
• Run n ing
• Shop p ing

• Shouting
• Singing

• Swim m ing

ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT PRESENT (1)

They are danc ing right now.

TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2)

They normally play tennis.

But this week they are skat ing .

CHANGING SITUATIONS (3)

Yesterday it was very sunny.

Today it ’s rain ing more and more.

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4)

They are celebrat ing a party next weekend.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

TIME EXPRESSIONS:

Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.

They are throw ing snowballs now

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 2

Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1 st – The worker’s day. We´re having a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana are sitting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends. Arthur is telling a joke to Lisa and she is laughing. Peter is listening to the radio and reading. Mr. Silva is selling ice creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walking her dog at the park – it is pissing at the light pole. Bob is riding a bike – he is having so much fun! Mr. Dantas is parking his car in a prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fining him. I´m sitting on the beach I am eating an ice cream. Alice and Paul are swimming in the sea. David is taking pictures of his friends: they are jumping! Tom is in the park. He´s playing soccer with his friends: John and Robert who is the goalkeeper. Everybody is happy (except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).

EXERCISE 2

Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1 st – The worker’s day. We´ re hav ing a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana are sit ting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends. Arthur is tell ing a joke to Lisa and she is laugh ing . Peter is listen ing to the radio and read ing . Mr. Silva is sell ing ice creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walk ing her dog at the park – it is piss ing at the light pole. Bob is rid ing a bike – he is hav ing so much fun! Mr. Dantas is park ing his car in a prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fin ing him. I ´m sit ting on the beach I am eat ing an ice cream. Alice and Paul are swim ming in the sea. David is tak ing pictures of his friends: they are jump ing ! Tom is in the park. He ´s play ing soccer with his friends: John and Robert who is the goalkeeper. Everybody is happy (except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).

EXERCISE 2

Alice and Paul

Tom, John and Robert

David

Mr. Silva

Jorge

Ana

Mr.Dantas

Mrs.Dantas

Eduard

Peter

Bob

Sarah

Arthur

And Lisa