Present Continuous tense in pictures

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I am doing)

She is eating. It is raining.

She is not eating. The sun is not shining.

• The present continuous tense is:

am/is/are – ing ( do ing/ eat ing/ rain ing etc.)

I am (not) – ing I’ m work ing .

He Tom is writ ing a letter.

She is (not) - ing She isn’t eat ing .

It The telephone is ring ing .

We We’ re hav ing dinner.

You are (not)– ing You ’re not listen ing to me.

They The children are do ing their

homework.

• am/is/are – ing = something is happening now

I ’m work ing

She ’s wear ing a hat

They ’re play ing football

I ’m not watch ing television

PAST NOW FUTURE

Please be quiet. I ’m work ing .

Look! Joy is wear ing her new hat.

Don’t go out now. It ’s rain ing .

‘ Where are the children?’ ‘They ’re play ing in

the garden.’

(on the telephone) We ’re hav ing dinner now. Can

you phone later?

You can turn the television off. I ’m not

watch ing it.

COM E COM ING

SMOK E SMOK ING

WRIT E WRIT ING

RU N RU NN ING

SI T SI TT ING

SWI M SWI MM ING

L IE L Y ING

D IE D Y ING

Exercises

Complete the sentences. Use are/is/am + one of

these verbs:

building , coming, having, playing, cooking, standing, swimming.

1: Listen! Pat......................... the piano.

2: They............................... a new hotel in the city

centre at the moment.

3: Look! Somebody..............................in the river.

4: ‘You ..............................on my foot.’

‘ Oh, I’m soory

5: Hurry up! The bus .................................

6: ‘Where are you, George?’ ‘In the kitchen,

I....................... a meal.

7: ( on the telephone) ‘Hello. Can I speak to Ann,

please?’ ‘She........................a shower at the

moment. Can you phone again later?’

What’s happening at the moment? Write true

sentences.

1 (I/wash/my hair)

2 (it/snow)

3 (I/sit/on a chair)

4 (I/eat)

5 (it/rain)

6 (I/learn/English)

7 (I/listen/to the radio)

8 (the sun/shine)

9 (I/wear/shoes)

10 (I/smoke/a cigarette)

11 (I/read / a newspaper)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

QUESTIONS.

am I - ing?

he

is she -ing?

it

we

are you -ing?

they

Your face is white. Are you feel ing okay?

‘ Is it rain ing ?’ ‘Yes take an umbrella.’

Why are you wear ing a coat? It’s not

cold today.

‘ What ’s Roy do ing ?’ ‘He’s cook ing the

dinner.’

‘ What are the children do ing?’

‘ They’re playing in the garden.’

Look! There’s Jan. Where ’s she go ing?

The word order in these questions is:

is/are + subject + - ing

Is he working today?

Is Mr Smith working today?

Where are they going?

Where are those people going?

Short answers:(posetive)

Yes, I am.

he

Yes, she is.

it

we

Yes, you are.

they

Negative:

No, I am not.

he

No, she is not.

it

we

No, you are not.

they

‘ Are you listen ing to the radio?’

‘ Yes, I am.’

‘ Is Tom work ing today?’ ‘ Yes, he is.’

‘ Is it rain ing ?’ ‘ No, it isn’t.’

‘ Are your friends stay ing at a hotel?’

‘ No, they aren’t.’

EXERCİSES:

(you/watch TV?)........................................................................?

(the children/play?)...................................................................?

(what/you/do?)...........................................................................?

(what/Rod/do?)...........................................................................?

(it/rain?)......................................................................................?

(that clock/work?).......................................................................?

(you/write/a letter?).....................................................................?

(why/you/run?)............................................................................?

Complete the following dialogues by using the

words in parenthess. Also give short answers to

the questions as necessary.

1. A: (It,rain)............................... right now?

B: No,.........................

2. A: (Jean,study) ..........................................?

B: No,...........................She (be) ............at the

student union. She (play) ...........................

pool with her friend.

A: (Jean,play) ............................. pool every

evening?

B: No,.........................She usually (study).....

...................... at the library.

A: (She,be).............................. a good pool

player?

B: Yes,........................She (play) ....................

pool three or four times a week.

NONPROGRESSIVE VERBS.

I hear a bird. It is singing.

I’m hungry. I want a sandwich.

This book belongs to Mikhail.

Some verbs are not used in progressive tenses.

CORRECT: I hear a bird (right now).

INCORRECT: I am hear ing a bird (right now).

Nonprogressive verbs:

hear believe be own need

see think exist have want

understand possess prefer

know belong

like forget

love remember

hate

Sometimes think and have are used in

progressive tenses.

I think that grammar is easy. When think means believe, it is nonprogressive.

I am thinking about grammar right now. When think expresses thoughts thet are going through a person’s mind, it can be progressive.

Tom has a car. When have expresses possession, it is not used in the present progressive.

I’m having a good time. In certain idiomatic expressions (e.g.,have a good time), have can be used in the present progressive.

EXERCISE:

Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the SİMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT PROGRESSİVE.

1. Right now Yoko (read) ..........................an article in the newspaper, but she (understand,not) ...............................................it. Some of the vocabulary (be) ...............too difficult

for her.

2. Right now I (look) .........................at the board. I (see) ............some words on the board.

3. I (need) ................to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment. They can’t call me because they (know,not).......................... my new telephone number.

4. This tea is good. I (like) ..................it. What kind

is it? I (prefer) ..................tea to coffee. How about you?

5. Right now the children (be) ............at the beach. They (have) ................a good time. They (have)..........

................... a beach ball, and they (play) ...................

........................ catch. Their parents (sunbathe) ..........

.................................They (try) .........................to get a tan. They (listen) ................................to some music on a transistor radio. They also (hear) ................the sound of sea gulls and the sound of the waves.

6. Right now I (think) ...............................about sea gulls and waves.

7. I (think) ................that sea gulls are beautiful birds.

8. A: Who is that man? I (think) ................. that I (know) .................him, but I (forget) ......................

his name right now.

B: That is Mr.Martin.

A: That is right! I (remember) ..............................

him now.

QUESTION TAG

A question tag is a question that is added onto the end of a sentence. An auxiliary verb is used in a tag question.

In (a), (b) and (c): When the main verb is affirmative,the question tag is negative.

In (c), (d) and (e): When the main verb is negative, the tag question is affirmative.

AFFIRMATIVE: NEGATIVE:

You know Bob Wilson, don’t you?

Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she?

Jerry can play the piano, can’t he?

NEGATIVE: AFFIRMATIVE:

You don’t know Jack Smith, do you?

Mary isn’t from New York, is she?

Jerry can’t speak Arabic, can he?

The speaker’s question Expected answer

You know Bob Wilson, don’t you? Yes , I do.

You don’t know Jack Smith, do you? No, I don’t.

Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she? Yes, she is.

Mary isn’t from New York, is she? No, she isn’t.

Jerry can play the piano, can’t he? Yes, he can.

Jerry can’t speak Arabic, can he? No, he can’t.

Exercises:

( Add tag questions and give the expected answers.)

1. A: You are a student, ..........................

B: ......................

2. A: Erica lives in the dorm, ...........................

B: ................................

3. A: You don’t live in the dorm, .......................

B: ............................

4. A: Ted came to class yesterday,.........................

B: ............................

5. A: Kathy will be in class tomorrow,.........................

B: ............................

6. A: Mr. Lee is at home now,.............................

B: .........................

7. A: You can speak Spanish, .........................

B: .............................

8. A: Tim and Brian can’t speak Arabic,

.........................

B: ..................................

9. A: This is your pen, ..........................

B: .........................

10.A: That is Mike’s dictionary, .........................

B: ............................

Question tags with requests and suggestions:

Wait here a moment, can you?

After an order or request with an imperative, we

can use can you? or could you?

We can also use You couldn’t ... and You haven’t ... for a request.

You couldn’t help me,

could you?

After Don’t ..., the tag is will you?

After Let’s we use shall we?

Don’t make any noise, will you?

Examples:

You don’t really want to marry me, do you?

Of course I do. But I need time.

You know I love you. I’ve told you enough times, haven’t I?

You love me, don’t you?

You are quite happy, aren’t?. The situation doesn’t bother you, does it?

Why are we arguing? There’s nothing to argue about, is there?

Question tags with request and suggestions.

Let’s go out somewhere tonight, shall we?

All right. Where?

You haven’t got a local paper, have you? Pass it over here, could you? Thanks. Well, there’s a disco at the Grand Hotel.

Fine,but I haven’t got any money. You couldn’t lend me five pounds, could you?

Ok, I’ll pay then. I’ll meet you outside at eight o’clock. Don’t be late, will you?

OK.

It’s a small house, isn’t it?

Yes, it is.

You’re Celia’s friend, aren’t you?

No, I am not.

It’s very long way, isn’t it?

Yes, it is.

You live in an apartment, don’t you?

Yes, I do.

Maria too lives in that apartment, doesn’t she?

Yes, she does.

Yes, I was. My father is an engineer. My family emigrated to Canada two years before I was born. I lived in Canada until I was twelve.

Shirley, you were born Canada, weren’t you?

Yes, my father’s company built a new factory. I liked it there.

You went to live in Spain, didn’t you?

When I was seventeen. I was working for a travel company. When I got to London I saw an advertisemen to be a television presenter. I applied and I got the job with WOW. I was so excited!

When did you come to England?

Have you visited any other countries?

Well, I’ve been to the United States,...

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