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Unit 4 – Grammar: PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 My cat is listening to music.
EXAMPLES

It is dancing too.

Its eyes are closing.

 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

WHEN WE USE IT:

• We use Present Continuous to describe what happens
NOW/AT THE MOMENT
HOW WE USE IT:
• We need the verb to BE (am/is/are) + the verb with –
ING
• Love – loving // Run - running

EXAMPLE:
• The teacher is wearing his glasses.
• We are listening to the teacher’s explanations.
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

POSITIVE
• The cat IS WRITING on the board.

NEGATIVE
• Many cats ARE SITTING on the chairs.

QUESTIONS
• ARE you LISTENING?
WEAR | SLEEP

 My cat __________ a hat.

 My cat __________ on the sofa.

 S AY | J U M P | S M I L E

 It ______________ a lot!

 The cat _____________ “NO”!

 The cat _____________ all the time.

P L AY | M O V E | FA L L

 The cat __________ from the table!

 The White cat ___________ its tail.

 The cat and the dog ____________.

  Present Simple: routines, frequency
PRESENT I normally read a book before dinner.
SIMPLE /
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS  Present Continuous: at the moment, right now
I am reading an English sentence right now.
 WA L K | S TA N D

 My cat usually ____________ on its four legs.

 Right now, it _____________!

 GO / NOT MOVE /
CLOSE

 Look! My cat ____________ .

 All people __________ to the supermarket.

 The door usually __________ but it can’t

now. The cat is in the middle!
 E AT / R U N / E S C A P E

 My dog often _______ around the house.

 It _______ from the cat at the moment.

 They never _______ the same food.

W H AT I S I T D O I N G ?
W H AT I S I T D O I N G ?
W H AT I S I T D O I N G ?
W H AT A R E T H E Y D O I N G ?
W H AT A R E T H E Y D O I N G ?
W H AT A R E Y O U
DOING?