2. The present continuous is used for actions that
are happening around the present time.
He is playing tennis
Homero is sleeping

3. How do we form the
Present Continuous?

4. Present
Continuous
+ Verb to
be
+ Verb
(ing)
• I am eating
•You are playing
•Helen is reading

5. Present Continuous
Personal Pronouns + Verb to be
I  am
He
She is
It
We
You are
They

6. Spelling rules for the –ing form
• With most verbs we add –ing to the verb.
Drink – Drinking Eat - Eating
Clean – Cleaning Play – Playing
Study – Studying Sing – Singing
Sleep – Sleeping Cook – Cooking
Wear – Wearing Laugh - Laughing

7. Write – Writing Have – Having
Come – Coming Live - Living

8. • Verbs ending with consonant + vowel + consonant
we double the final consonant.
Sit – Sitting Stop – Stopping
Run – Running Swim – Swimming
Cut – Cutting
•With verbs ending in –ie, we change the –ie to –y and add ing
lie – lying die - dying

9. HE IS SWIMMING
EXAMPLES:

10. SHE IS SINGING

11. SHE IS READING

12. Present continuos exercises.
A) Write the present participle (-ing form) of the following verbs.
Run ____________ Sing ____________
Drink ____________ Live _____________
Eat ____________ Sleep _____________
Laugh ____________ Listen to ____________
Watch ____________ Cook ____________
Clean ____________ Dance _____________
Drive ____________ Wear _____________
Play ____________ Sit _____________

13. B) Create a sentence in the present continuous.
1- She / wear / earrings
2- I / have / good time
3- The train / come

14. 4- They / wait / train
5- I / study
6- We / walk / school

15. affirmative negative question
I I am playing. I am not playing. Am I playing?
he, she, it He is playing. He is not playing. Is he playing?
you, we,
they
You are
playing.
You are not
playing.
Are you playing?

16. We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities
happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.
Examples
Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.
Tim is exercising a lot these days
I am working a lot this week at the University

17. The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities
happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.
Examples
I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
We are having spaghetti for dinner
She is coming to my apartment this evening

18. Stative verbs
Some verbs that express permanent states are not normally used in the
Present Continuous. These are called stative verbs.
•Verbs of the senses:
see, hear, taste, smell, feel
•Verbs describing feelings:
like, dislike, love, hate, want, prefer
•Verbs describing thoughts, beliefs, etc:
think, believe, know, understand, guess, imagine, hope,
remember, forget
•Other verbs:
seem, appear, weigh, cost ,own, belong to, depend on

19. PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Daily Routines Describes actions at the moment of speaking
(now or around )
I get up at 7.00am every day
I take a shower at 7.10am
I have breakfast at 7.20am
A: What are they doing?
B: They’re reading a book.
Facts and permanent situations Activities happening around now
It rains a lot in Pto. Montt.
London is the capital city of the UK.
I’m Staying at the Park Hotel this week
Alex is studying English a lot these days
Future Actions (events based on official
calendars, schedule ,etc)
Fixed future arrangements (Planned actions)
The concert begins at 7.30 next Friday evening.
The plane leaves Roma at 10:30
A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: I’m visiting my mum.
He is having dinner with Linda on Monday.
Time expressions Time expressions
Every day/month/year/afternoon...
Once a week/month/year
Always/often/usually/sometimes/never
Now, Right now, These days
At this moment
Today, This morning, This week

20. 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous.
1-Alan ……………. (buy) his girlfriend flowers every week.
2. Fred ………………… (play) a baseball match this afternoon.
3. My father ……………. (go) to the dentist once a year.
4. Brenda ……………. (read) a letter from his boyfriend now.
5. Robert ………… (enjoy) drinking a cup of coffee every day.
6. Today Lisa ………….. (go) to work by taxi but she usually
………………. (go) on foot.
7 Jim ……………….. (wash) his hands before every meal.

21. 2- Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous.
1I ............................................... (study) French now.
2- My classmates and I ................................................... (do) an exam at the moment.
3- We sometimes.......................................................... (listen) to music in class.
4- We ......................................................... (not listen) to music right now.
5-They ..................................................... (not watch) a video in class now.
6- She ...................................... (like) all the subjects but English is her favourite.
7- Where are the boys now? They ……………………… (play) basketball.

22. 3- Make questions. Ask about the underlined words.
1- Jim likes reading books.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- Peter works as a doctor in a big hospital.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- Kevin goes to school three times a week.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4- The kids use their computer every day.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- My brother often goes to school by bike.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6- The teachers are talking about their students.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- The baby is crying because he is hungry.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………