WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

play

Im playing football at the moment .

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

draw

She is drawing a picture at the

moment.

WHAT IS TWEETY DOING?

ITS FLYING

have // a shower

What are they doing now?

dance

eat // ice-cream

He is having a shower.

They are dancing.

She is eating an ice-cream

cry

cook // pancakes

play // the
violin

Is the boy crying?

Is the man cooking pancakes?

Yes, he is.

No, he isnt.

The boy is crying.

The man is playing the violin.

read // the newspaper

Is she reading the newspaper?

Yes, she is.
She is reading the newspaper.

Verb: Dance
AFFIRMATIVE
I am dancing
You are dancing

FORM:

Verb TO BE (simple present)

He / She / It is dancing
We are dancing

You are dancing

MAIN VERB ending in -ING

They are dancing

USE:

To talk about actions happening at or around the

moment of speaking (temporary actions)

Verb: Dance

NEGATIVE
I am not dancing
You are not dancing
He / She / It is not dancing
We are not dancing
you are not dancing
They are not dancing

INTERROGATIVE
Am I dancing ?
Are you dancing?
Is he / she / it dancing?
Are we dancing?
Are you dancing?
Are they dancing?

SPELLING RULES

Some verbs ending in e drop the e and take the ing

suffix

write writing
take taking

sit sitting

but

see seeing

swim swimming
but

open opening

Verbs ending in l, double the l and take the ing suffix

travel travelling
lie lying
die dying
Verbs ending in ie, drop the ie and take y +
ing

Make ing forms of each verb given.

begin
rub
listen
lie
swim
study
happen

get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put

ing forms
beginning
rubbing
listening
lying
swimming
studying
happening

getting
using
admitting
trying
deciding
coming
putting

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Time Expressions used with the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS are:

at
present
now

at the moment

these
days

To Form Present Continuous

Subject + to be + verb+ing
Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense

Statement

Yes/no
question

Wh- question

Negative

I am eating.

Am I eating?

What am I eating?

I am not eating.

You are crying.

Are you crying?

Why are you crying?

You are not crying.

He is going.

Is he going?

Where is he going?

He is not going.

She is arriving.

Is she arriving?

When is she arriving?

She is not arriving.

It is sleeping.

Is it sleeping?

Why is it sleeping?

It is not sleeping.

We are leaving.

Are we leaving?

When are we leaving?

They are arguing.

Are they arguing?

Why are they arguing?

We are not leaving.

They are not arguing.