Level II

Professor: Rosa Bernaola

Grammar: Present continuous
 Grammar: Present continuous
1. AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
 SPELLING
RULES FOR
VERBS IN
“ING” FORM

EXPRESSIONS OF TIME
NOW
RIGHT NOW
IN THIS MOMENT
2. NEGATIVE FORM:
3. YES / NO QUESTION FORM:
3. WH-QUESTION FORM:
 Let´s Practice
A. Look at the pictures and write affirmative sentences.

EXAMPLE: She’s playing tennis.

B.Look at the pictures. Write sentences abouts Jane. Use
She´s –ing or She isn´t –ing.
Grammar: Present Continuous & Present Simple
What´s the difference?
I take the bus evey day This is a habitual activity

Present
x
Past Future

I´m waiting at the bus stop This is happenig now

 How do we make the tenses?
The Simple Present The Present Continuous

Expresses habits, routines Expresses actions that are

and natural thruts happening in this moment.
DO/DOES BE
 Expressions to recognize each Tense?
Present Simple Present Continuous
Clue words Clue words

Always Usually At the moment Listen

Often Normally At this moment Look
Never Sometimes Today Now Right now

Example:
 Let´s Practice
A. Decide if these sentences are Present Simple (PS) or
Present Continuous (PC). Write PS or PC in the space.

1. Jack Lewis is leaving work now. ___________

2. What is he doing? ___________
3. He´s taking a taxi. ___________
4. He hardly ever takes taxi. ___________
5. He´s not going into the office. ___________
B. Circle the correct answer:
1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.
2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake now.
5. Our teacher is giving / give us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / buil a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the Hill.