Present continuous

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

2. When do we use present continuous?
To express:
1.an activity that is happening
now.
2.an activity or situation that is
true now, but is not necessarily
happening at the moment of
speaking.
3. a temporary activity.
4.a planned future arrangement.

4. Affirmative and Negative form

5. He isn´t studying. Kids are playing.

6. Negative Form
YES/ NO Questions
Wh- Questions

7. Is the dog eating a bone? What are the girls doing?

8. What is
happening
here?

9. Stative
verbs

10. There are verbs that are usually only used in the present simple. This is because
their meanings are related to states o conditions that are facts and not activities.

11. I don´t believe in ghosts. I like you!

12. Some of this verbs can be used in the Present Continuous, but with a change of
meaning. In the continuous, the verb expresses an activity, not an state.

13. He has a lot of money. He is having a bad day!