PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Hi there! I'm The Present Continuous. I'm here to tell you what I'm doing
at the moment because my life is changing a lot these days. Now I'm
not studying, but I'm working in a Body Piercing Tattoo shop. I like
tattoos. At the moment I'm wearing nine tattoos and ten piercings.

At present I'm playing the guitar in a heavy metal group called "Metal Bananas".

This evening I' m playing with some friends in Marbella in a birthday party. I' m going
out with a girl, but she's working in the disco today. She isn't coming with me to the
party. Are you coming with me guys?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I'm sleeping I'm not sleeping Am I sleeping?
You're sleeping You aren't sleeping Are you sleeping?

He's sleeping He isn't sleeping Is he sleeping?

She's sleeping She isn't sleeping Is she sleeping?
It's sleeping It isn't sleeping Is it sleeping?

We're sleeping We aren't sleeping Are we sleeping?

You're sleeping You aren't sleeping Are you sleeping?
They're sleeping They aren't sleeping Are they sleeping?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS USE

Uses Examples

Actions that are happening now What are you doing? We are watching a
Acciones que están ocurriendo en este horror film.
momento (normalmente acompañado de
adverbios como: now, at the moment, today,
etc)

Actions that are happening at present, but I'm studying French at the Escuela de
not necessarily at this moment Idiomas this year.
Acciones que estén ocurriendo en el presente
aunque no necesariamente en este momento
(normalmente acompañados de adverbios
como: these days, this year, etc)

Future arrangements Sarah and I are having a birthday party

Planes cercanos futuros together next weekend.

Habitual actions with a negative sense My little brother is always crying.

Acciones que se repiten habitualmente pero
que son molestas o se mencionan con un
sentido negativo (con el adverbio de frecuencia
always)
Write correct sentences in present continuous.
What's Mike doing?

0 Mike / clean / the house /

Mike is clearing the house

1 He / cook / an omelette / for dinner

2 Mike / smile at / me

3 He / run / to catch / the bus

4 Mike / ......../

5 He / wait for / the / bus

6 He / .... / the guitar

7 He /...../ water

8 He / ....../ a / novel /

9 He / ........
 ANSWER KEY

1. He is cooking an omelette for dinner.

2. He is smiling at me.
3. He is running to catch the bus.
4. Mike is dancing.
5. He is waiting for the bus.
6. He is playing the guitar.
7. He is drinking water.
8. He is reading a novel.
9. He is sleeping.

Now, I am playing my guitar

My girlfriend is working in the disco today

I am not studying at the moment

Are you listening to me?

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