2. -subject
I
YOU
-to be
Am
are
-gerund
Working
HE
SHE
IT
is working
WE
YOU
THEY
are working

3. -to be
Am
Are
-subject
I
you
-gerund
working?
Is
HE
SHE
IT
working?
Are
WE
YOU
THEY
working?

4. I
YOU
Am not
Are not
working
HE
SHE
IT
Is not working
WE
YOU
THEY
Are not working

5.  It is used to describe
–Actions that are happening at
the same moment that we are
speaking. Very often, we use
adverbs: now, at the
moment…

6. Examples:
 “Where are you?”
“I’m in the toilet. I’m having a shower.”
 At the moment, she isn’t going out with Fred. She
doesn’t like him.
 We have to go to a restaurant. We are repairing the
kitchen now.

7. -he is travelling.
-she is playing -they are
the piano running

8. They are not
singing.
They’re
dancing.
He is waiting
for the bus.
The bus isn’t
coming.
They are going
to school.

9. Are the girls speaking?
No. The girls aren’t speaking
because they’re taking an exam.
It’s 8 o’clock.
He’s waking up.
He isn’t
doing his
homewor
k. Why
isn’t he
working?
The old lady
isn’t shopping.
She is walking
her dog.
Because he’s sleeping. Ssshhh!