Present Continuous

The Present Continuous / Progressive

The form of the present continuous tense
The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing

The affirmative forms of the present continuous:

am
I
m

are
You, we, they eating.
re

is
He, she, it
's

The interrogative forms of the present continuous:

Am I

Are you, we, they eating?

Is he, she, it

The negative forms of the present continuous:

am not
I
m not

are not
You, we, they eating.
aren't

is not
He, she, it
isn't

CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 1

 Present Continuous

The use of the present continuous tense

The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of
speaking.
Example:
o Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath)
The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but
hasnt finished yet.
Example:
o I am reading a book; its a nice book. (It means = I am not necessarily
reading it; I started reading it but I havent finished it yet)

Special verbs
There are verbs that are normally not used in the present continuous.
Examples:
Be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see,
seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish

Exercises
Put the verbs into the present continuous:
1. Listen to the birds. They (sing) _____________________ .
2. Look at that one. It (fly) _____________________ high in the sky.
3. The other one (play) _____________________ with a worm.
4. I feel happy because I (have) _____________________ a good time here in these woods.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple or present
progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) _____________________ to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) _____________________ her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) _____________________ very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) _____________________ on black shoes but now she (wear)
_____________________ white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) _____________________ an umbrella.

CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 2