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Present Continuous
Present Continuous
I am working
FORM
Look at these sentences.
She is learning Chinese.
You are reading this book.
You arent playing football.
Are you working hard?
These verbs are in the
present continuous.
We make the present
continuous with the verb
to be and the ing form of
the verb.
POSITIVE
I
am (m)
coming
He/She/It
is (s)
coming
We/You/They are (re)
coming
NEGATIVE
I
am not (Im not)coming
He/She/It
is not (s not)
coming
We/You/They are not (re not) coming
QUESTIONS
Am
I
coming?
Is
he, she, it
coming?
Are
you/we/they
coming?
USE
We use the present continuous
A to talk about what is happening at
the moment
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
Take an umbrella! Its raining.
B for things that are temporary
Were on vacation. We are renting
a car for a few days.
wash washing
talk
go
come
take
make
move
shop
stop
plan
sit
get
break
laugh
stay
cook
talk
tell
learn
try
play
watch
read
write
3 Write sentences.
Its Saturday afternoon. You are looking out of your window. Write
sentences about what you see. Use the present continuous.
Examples:
Bill / wash his car
Bill is washing his car.
Some children / play football in the park
Some children are playing football in the park.
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continuous, Fred.
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Fred:
You:
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Fred:
You:
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Fred:
You:
USE
1. We use the present continuous to talk
about our plans for the future.
Im going to university next year.
Were getting married in October.
2. We often put words like when and
how at the beginning of a present
continuous question to ask for information about the future.
1.
Im buying a new
tomorrow.
subject + am / m / is /
/ are / re + not + the
ing form of the verb for
a negative sentence
Im not going to the
party. Ive got a
toothache. Im going to
the dentist.
am / is / are + subject
+ the ing form of
the verb for a question
Are they meeting Tim
at the airport? Hes
arriving at 11:30.
Write sentences.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
8:15 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
11:31 p.m.
Now write ten sentences about what you are planning to do tomorrow.
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Write sentences.
Its January and you are making plans for the year. Write sentences to
describe what you are doing in the next few months. Use the present
continuous.
Example:
February, I / fly to Jamaica for a vacation.
In February Im flying to Jamaica for a vacation.
1. March, I / fish in Canada.
2. April, I / learn Spanish in Mexico.
3. May, I / take my boat down the Columbia.
4. June, I / get engaged.
5. July, I / make a film for my family back home.
6. August, I / walk across the Interstate Bridge.
7. September, I / get married.
8. October, we / climb Mount Hood together.
9. November, we / buy a house.
10. December, I / sell my boat!
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