THE TIME

To
31-59 minutes

After
1-29 minutes

CLOCK

PRESENT CONTINOUS

to put a verb in progress Verb Wear + ing

+ ing = Wearing =
sleeping

Sleep + ing

ing Rules
Add ing to most verbs

Work + ing

For verbs ending in e 1. Eliminate the e 2. Add ing

Working

Write Write X + ing Drive Drive X + ing

=
=

Writing

Driving

 For verbs with only one vowel 1. double the consonant 2. Add ing

Swim Swim ming

Cut Cutt ing

Eat Eating
Count Counting

Open Opening

Call Remember Wear Rain Snow Do Cook Make Get Have Go Work Check Get up

Calling Remembering wearing Raining Snowing Doing Cooking Making Getting Having Going Working checking Getting up

PRESENT CONTINOUS
(+) STATEMENTS Verb Subject + Be + (action) + ing
Am Is Are is painting

He The boy Carlos

They The boys Carlos & Luis

are

painting

(-)STATEMENTS
Verb Subject + Be + NOT + (action) + ing Am Is Are
He The boy Carlos

is

NOT ISNT

painting

They The boys Carlos & Luis

are

NOT

painting

ARENT

Yes / No Questions
Subject + Verb Be + (action) + ing

Am Is Are Verb Be + Subject + (action) + ing ? Am Is Are

IS CARLOS CUTTING PAPER? NO, HES NOT. (CUTTING PAPER) HE IS PAINTING

YES HE IS
CARLOS

IS JORGE PAINTING?
NO, HES NOT. (PAINTING)
JORGE

HE IS CUTTING PAPER

YES HE IS
IS ROSE SWIMMING? YES, SHE IS. (SWIMMING)
ROSE

ARE SIMON & SETH SLEEPING?

NO, THEYRE NOT. (SLEEPING)

THEY ARE EATING

YES THEY ARE

WhQuestions
What Verb Where + Be + Subject + + ing (action) Who How Am Is Are Why

What Is Carlos doing

He (Carlos) is paintig

What

is Margo doing

She (Margo)

is dancing.

Who is dancing

Margo is dancing.

?
?
MARGO

Where is Margo dancing

Margo is dancing at the disco

What are you doing?

studying english
watching a pp presetation

I am

Listening to the class Learning english Sitting

SHE/HE What IS are you doing?

X X

studying english

I am IS SHE/HE

watching a pp presetation Listening to the class Learning english Sitting