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The Simple Present
Continuous Tense
Affirmative
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
am
‘m
are
‘re
is
‘s
playing
and
negative form
am not
I
‘m not
You are
We not
They aren’t playing
He is not
She isn’t
It
Put the verb “to eat” in the affirmative form of the present
continuous
Affirmative
I'm eating
you’re eating
……………………………………..
he’s eating
she’s eating
it’s eating
……………………………………..
we’re eating
you ’re eating
they ’re eating
Put the verb “to eat” in the negative form of the present
continuous:
Negative
I’m not eating
you aren’t eating
……………………………………..
he isn’t eating
she isn’t eating
it isn’t eating
……………………………………..
we aren’t eating
you aren’t eating
they aren’t eating
Interrogative form
Am
I
I
am
‘m not
Are
you
we playing?
they
We
They
are
aren’t
Is
he
she
it
He
She
It
is
isn’t
Make questions in the present continuous and then answer
it. Use the verb “to eat”:
Interrogative
Short answers
Am I eating
Am
eating … ?
Are you eating
eating … ?
Are
Yes, II am.
am /
No, I’m
I’m not.
not
Is he eating
eating … ?
Is
Is she eating
eating … ?
Is
Is it eating
eating … ?
Is
Yes, she
she is.
is /
No, she
she isn’t.
isn’t
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
Are we eating
eating … ?
Are
Are you eating
eating … ?
Are
Are they eating
eating … ?
Are
Yes, we
we are.
are /
No, we
we aren’t.
aren’t
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
play
At the moment, I’m playing football.
Right now, he is playing football
Uses of the Present Continuous I
1. Actions which are happening at
or around the moment of
speaking.
• Now I’m doing the washing up.
• She is working very hard at the
moment.
2. Temporary situations.
•
I’m staying with a friend at
the moment.
Uses of the Present Continuous II
3. Changing or developing situations.
• His English is getting better.
• It’s getting colder.
4. Fixed arrangements in the near
future.
• They are getting married next
week.
SOME VERBS CAN’T APPEAR IN
THE –ING FORM
• Some verbs cannot appear in the –ing form.
They are called stative verbs:
–
–
–
–
–
Like, love, hate, prefer, want, dislike
* be, *have
Remember, know, understand, suppose, wish
See, sound, hear,
Need
Exceptions to stative verbs
• Some stative verbs might appear in the –ing
form, with a change in meaning:
• Be
– Be when it is used in the continuous it means ‘behaving’
or ‘acting’
• You are stupid = it’s part of your personality
• You are being stupid = only now, not usually
• Have
– have (stative) = own
I have a car
–
have (dynamic) = part of an expression
I’m having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a
break
VERB + ing (spelling rules)
1. To listen + ing = listening
2. To write + ing = writing
3. To die + ing (-iey) = dying
BUT:
To study + ing = studying
To play + ing = playing
4. To put + ing = putting
5. To travel + ing = travelling
Make –ing forms of each verb given.
begin
rub
listen
lie
swim
study
happen
get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put
–ing forms
beginning
rubbing
listening
lying
swimming
studying
happening
getting
using
admitting
trying
deciding
coming
putting