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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 1. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1. Affirmative : Subject + am, is, are + Verb – ing Mary is jump ing. Rules for V–ing. In general: V+ ing drink → drink ing ; sing → sing ing Peter is read ing; Susan isn’t eat ing 2. Verbs ending in – e :
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1 Affirmative: Subject + am, is, are + Verb –ing Maryisjumping
Rules for V–ing • In general: V+ ing drink →drinking; sing →singing Peter isreading; Susanisn’teating 2.Verbs ending in –e: write →writing; dance →dancing They are having lunch; Sam isn’t driving 3. monosyllable verbs (C+V+C) swim →swimming; run →running We aren’tsitting; Tom is getting up
USES of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS • Activities we are doing: now, at the moment, at present… Pat is having a shower now 2. Temporary situations: this week, today, this month… Dad always drives to work, but he is walking this week
Make affirmative sentences 1: (play) They are playing the drums
Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat) She is eating an ice-cream
Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim) He is swimming
Make affirmative sentences 4: (have) He ishavingdinner
Make affirmative sentences 5: (cry) She is crying
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 2 Negative: Subject + am not, is not, are not + Verb –ing John isn’t swimming
Make negative sentences 1: (work) He isn’tworking
Make negative sentences 3: (drink) She isn’tdrinking
Make negative sentences 3: (run) They aren’trunning
Make negative sentences 4: (write) She isn’twriting
Make negative sentences 5: (buy) He isn’tbuying a newspaper
Your turn now 1. Write sentences according to the pictures using the given verb. 2. If the sentence is negative, make a negative sentence and then an affirmative one with the correct verb. 3. Check your answers.
1: GET UP He isn’t getting up. He’s going to bed
2: SMILE They aren’t smiling They’re crying
3: WALK They aren’t walking They are travelling by bus
4: WRITE He isn’t writing a letter He is posting it
5: WASH She isn’t washing She is cooking