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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE... - I ’m not getting up until 9 o’clock.- The child is not sleeping at the present!. We use The Present Continuous to talk about events happening around the

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

- I' m having dinner

- We  are studying   English at the moment.

- It is raining heavily outside.

- I ’m not getting up until 9 o’clock.

- The child is not sleeping at the present!

- They are not playing football now.

you we they

are/ are not.

IS

he she it

YES/NO, he

she it

is/ is not.

BE+S+V-ING?

- Are you waiting for a taxi?

- Is Anna playing guitar ?

- Are they going out together?

We use The Present Continuous to talk about events happening around the present time.

- The children are singing loudly.

- I’ m writing a letter to my friend now.

- He is swimming

We use The Present Continuous

after the suggestions,

imperative sentences.

- Look! The bus is coming

- Sit down! The strange dog is running to you.

- Listen! Somebody is singing outside.

We use the Present Continuous tense to

talk about the  future : for something

which has been  arranged  or  planned.

- Mary  is going   to a new school  next term

- He is coming tomorrow

- I ’m meeting her at 6 pm

1 My favorite team _ (win)!

2 Look! That man (call) _you

3 John (open) _the door now

4 My parent _ (drive) to work right now

5 The class (agree) _with my opinion at the moment

6 The cat _ (lie) in the yard.

7 We _ (sit) in the classroom at the moment

8 The tourists (visit) _the museum at 8a.m tomorrow

9 Jane (love) _pizza and fast-food

10 I _ (hear) your voice so clearly

is lyingare sitting

are visiting

loves

hear

• Senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch…

Example: He feels the cold.

• Feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish…

Example: Jane loves pizza.

• Brain work: believe, know, think, understand…

Example: I believe you.

NOTE: these verbs are not put in form V-ing

Exceptions when adding -ing

• An  e  at the end of the word is removed (but: ee, oe and ye 

remain unchanged)

Example: come – coming

(but: agree – agreeing)

• If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant,

double the last letter: (vowels = a, e, i, o, u)

• stop → stopping

• run→ running

(but: open →opening)

If the base verb ends in ie , change the ie to y :

l ie → l ying

d ie → d ying

1 Please be quiet! My father is sleeping.