1. 1º ESO UNIT 5 The wild side
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
You’ re studying now
The teacher is speaking
The computer is working
You are not eating
It’s raining
(estar)
BE
+
(-ando / -endo)
VERB-ing (reading)
The sun isn’t shining
My brother isn’t painting the house at the moment, maybe he is studying
My mother is working and my father is reading the newspaper
What is your mother doing right now?
Where are you sitting now?
What is your father doing?

2. • As you can see all the previous sentences have
the same structure. They all have two verbs:
TO BE and a GERUND (gerundio in Spanishcantando, (singing) jugando (playing)…)
• In continuous tenses you always need these
two verbs
• And remember you always need to have a
subject in English
• Do you remember how to make a Gerund in
English?

3. TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE
I’m
NEGATIVE
I’m not
INTERROGATIVE
Am I…?
You are
You aren’t
Are you…?
He is
He’s not
Is she…?
She is
She’s not
Is he …?
It is
It’s not
Is it…?
We are
We’re not
Are we …?
You’re not
Are you…?
They’re not
Are they …?
You are
They are

4. GERUND
• Infinitive verb + ING
• Most of the verbs
– Work
Working
– Play
Playing
Do
Eat
Doing
Go
Eating
Going
Study
Studying
Catch
Look Talk
Catching
Looking
Talking
Fly
Flying
• Verbs ending with –E
– Live
Be
Have
Escape
Hide
Living
Being
Having
Escaping
Hiding
Change
Write
Changing
Writing
• Verbs ending with VOWEL + CONSONANT
– Sit
Sitting
Run
Running
Swim
Swimming
Practice
Practicing

5. •
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•
•
•
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•
•
Work
study
Put
Live
Escape
Run
Eat
Catch
Ride
•
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•
•
•
Working
Studying
Putting
Living
Escaping
Running
Eating
Catching
Riding

6. HE IS SINGING
THEY ARE DANCING
HE IS LAUGHING
THEY ARE HAVING FUN
THEY ARE DRINKING
THEY ARE TALKING

7. GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE

8. What is Ms Belén doing?
Who is listening toonphone?
Who is talking on the the library?
Whostudying? music? DOING?
Who is is running speaking?
WHAT ARE
Is there someone THEY

10. WHEN DO WE USE IT?
• Situations taking place in the moment of
speaking. ACTIONS IN PROGRESS
– Now, right now, today, at this moment…
• But not when talking about routines or
repeated actions
– Everyday, always, never, sometimes….

11. • http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/game
s/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/actionverbs/
present%20progressive%20multiple%20choice.ht
ml
• http://cuencainglesa.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/p
resent-simplevs-present-continuous-1.html
• http://gamestolearnenglish.com/basketball/
• http://manuelbarbado1.blogspot.com.es/2013/0
2/present-continuous-exercises.html
• http://mercigd.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/activi
dades-para-imprimir/
• Repasarlo que son para mi los enlces

15. Hi everybody! I'm The Present Simple Girl.
I like habits and routines. I always do the
same things and at the same time. For
example, I always drink two glasses of milk in the
morning and I usually arrive at school at twenty five past
eight . I often wear jeans and T-shirts. I love pop music. I
also love animals and plants. I have a beautiful garden.
I live with my parents and my brother, The Present
Continuous Guy. He is very different from me. He never
arrives on time for lunch. He likes new clothes and
fashion, and he doesn't listen to pop music. He plays
hard rock in a group called "Metal Bananas" . He is
making noise now because he is playing the guitar

16. What they
usually do?
What are
they doing
now?

18. LET’S MAKE A GAME
1. CLOSE YOUR EYES
2. ALL OF YOU
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
I SAID ALL OF YOU!
OK
IMAGINE IT’S SATURDAY MORNING
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO ?

19. 1.
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9.
10.
DRIVES
Every Monday, Sally (drive)_____________ her kids to football
practice.
Usually, I (work)__________ as a secretary, but this summer I
WORK
(study) ______________ French at a language school in Paris.
AM STUDYING
That is why I am in Paris.
IS SLEEPING
Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ____________
IS RAINING
Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _______________
I hate living in Santander because it (rain, always)
ALWAYS RAINS
_________________
ARE SAYING
I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________ because
everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly.
IS TALKING
IS
This delicious chocolate (be) __________________made by a
small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
BOILS
Water ________ at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius (boil).
SNOWS
Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot.
(snow)
IS HAVING
I'm sorry. Bob can't come to the phone. He __________ a
shower. (have)

20. LIKE
• I ____________ (like) cinema very much.
ARE STANDING
• At the moment they ____________ (stand) in the
rain.
DO
WAKE
• What time ____ they usually ________ (wake up)?
ARE FEELING
• These people ____________(feel) very angry at the
moment because of the traffic
USUALLY DRINKS
• She ______________(usually/drink) milk because she
LIKE
usually___________(like) it very much.
IS EATING
• He ____________ (be) too fast now because
IS GETTING
• It ____________ (get) late. I must go now.
AM WORKING
• I ________________ (work), so please be quiet!
IS
READING
• ____________ she _____________( read) at the
moment?

21. ACTIVITIES
• http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/Pre
sentContinuous1F.html
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=2332
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=4222