ENGLISH

Present Continuous
I’m reading
What are they
doing?
They’re boxing
He’s cooking
He’s doing judo
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
S+ am/is/are + ing form

It is used to talk about actions happening at the moment of

speaking.
work working

I am working
He is working
She is working
PRESENT
It is working CONTINUOUS

We are working
You are working
They are working
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Subject BE - Ing form

I am not/’m not working.

He/she/it is not/ isn’t working.
We/you/they are not/aren’t working.

To talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.

To talk about temporal actions.

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Question am/is/are Subject
word -ing C?

are you doing now? I’m doing homework.

What

is she living now? She’s living in the centre.

Where

is he studying English? Because he likes it.

Why

Are you studying English? Yes, I am/No, I’m

not.
Is she cooking at the moment?
Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t.
Are they going to the beach today?
Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t.
 PRESENT CONTINUOS
Are you wearing jeans? Yes, I am/No, I’m
not.
Are you sitting next to a window? Yes, I am/No, I’m not.

Is your standing up?

teacher Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t.

Is the making a noise?

traffic Yes, it is/No, it isn’t.

Are you all wearing watches? Yes, we are/No, we aren’t.

Are the singing outside? Yes, they are/No, they aren’t.

birds
Most verbs = add ing

cook cooking speak speaking

jump jumping talk talking

clean cleaning

read reading

sleep sleeping

keep keeping

sing singing
Verbs finishing in e = remove e and add ing

drive driving write writing

live living save saving

smoke smoking give giving
dance dancing ride riding
make making have having
take taking come coming
change changing shake shaking
Verbs finishing in -ee = add ing

see seeing
agree agreeing
pee peeing
Verbs finishing in y = add ing

study studying play playing

fry frying say saying

try trying buy buying
cry crying pay paying

fly flying lay laying

pray praying
Verbs finishing in consonant+vowel+consonant =
Double the last consonant add ing. Except x or w

run running sit sitting

swim swimming

jog jogging
shop shopping
get getting
Verbs finishing in -ie = remove ie and add y+ing

lie lying
die dying

tie tying