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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 1

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1

Affirmative :

Subject + am, is, are + Verb –ing

Mary is jumping

Rules for V–ing

USES of the PRESENT

CONTINUOUS

1 Activities we are doing: now, at the

moment, at present…

Pat is having a shower now

2 Temporary situations: this week,

today, this month…

Dad always drives to work, but

he is walking this week

Make affirmative sentences 1: (play)

They are play ing the drums

Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat)

She is eating an ice-cream

Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim)

He is swi mming

Make affirmative sentences 4:

(have)

He is hav ing dinner

Make affirmative sentences 5:

(cry)

She is cry ing

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Make negative sentences 1: (work)

He isn’t working

Make negative sentences 3:

(drink)

She isn’t drink ing

Make negative sentences 3: (run)

They aren’t running

Make negative sentences 4:

(write)

She isn’t writ ing

Make negative sentences 5: (buy)

He isn’t buying a newspaper

Your turn now

1 Write sentences according to the

pictures using the given verb

2 If the sentence is negative, make a negative sentence and then an

affirmative one with the correct verb

3 Check your answers

1: GET UP

He isn’t get ting up.

He’ s go ing to bed

2: SMILE

They aren’t smiling

They’re crying

3 : WALK

They aren’t walking

They are travelling by bus

4 : WRITE

He isn’t writ ing a letter

He is post ing it

5: WASH

She isn’t wash ing

She is cook ing