Thepresent continuous describes Slide 1 Present Continuous (I am doing) Richard Ortega Slide 2 Present continuous The present simple tells what a person does, is or feels. Log in Upload File Amis/are + -ing is the present continuous:I am (= I'm) drivinghe/she/it is (= he's etc.) workingwe/you/they are (= we're etc.) doing etc. Construction Present Continuous: form of 'be' and verb + ing. = I am doing, you are doing, he is doing, etc . Present Simple: infinitive = I do, you do, we do, you do, they do. (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') = He does, she does, it does. Exceptions: Present Continuous: Exceptions when adding 'ing' : It_to rain 1. 2 Put the verb into the correct form Sometimes you need the negative (I' m not doing etc.) 1 Please don't make so much noise I 'm trying (try) today) B: Yes, I have a lot to The company I work for isn't. luanvansieucap. 0. luanvansieucap. Luận Văn - Báo Cáo Theaction is not finished. Am / is / are + -ing is the present continuous. I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing it; I've started doing it and I haven't finished. Please don't make so much noise. I' m trying to work. ( not I try to work) "Where's Mark?" "He' s having a shower. ( not He has a shower) Let's go out now. Xt3H6. Jack is watching television. He is not playing Jack has a guitar. He often plays it and he plays very plays the guitar. But he is not playing the guitar he playing the guitar? No, he isn't. present continuous.Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. present simple.______________________________________________Present continuous I am doing = now, at the time of speaking. I'm Doing Past Now * Please be quiet. I'm working not I work * Tom is having a shower at the moment. not Tom has. * Take an umbrella with you. It's raining. * You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it. * Why are you under the table? What are you doing?________________________________________________Present simple I do = in general, all the time or sometimes;Past Now * I work every day from 9 o'clock to * Tom has a shower every morning. * It rains a lot in winter. * I don't watch TV very often. * What do you usually do at weekends?.We do not use these verbs in the present continuous I am -ing Use only the present simple with these verbs I want / do you like? etc * I'm tired. I want to go home. not I'm wanting. * Do you know that girl? Yes, but I don't remember her name. * I don't understand. What do you mean?_________________________________________________________ Questions and answers 1. Does he take photographs? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he taking a photograph? = No, he isn't. 3. What is he doing? = He's having a Is she driving a bus? = Yes, she Does she drive a bus? = No, she isn' What is she doing? = She is playing a piano. 1. Does he clean windows? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he cleaning a window? = Yes, he does. 3. What is he doing? = He's cleaning a Are the teaching? = No, they aren' Do they teach? = Yes, they What do they do? = They Use sentences with am / is / are Or do / don't / does / doesn't. 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Kate? I don't know. 3. What's funny? Why do you laughing. 4. What is your sister do? She's a dentist. 5. It raining. I don't want to go out in the rain. 6. Where are you come from? Canada. 7. How much does it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive? 8. Steve is a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very verb in the present continuous I am doing Or the present simple I do 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Tom? He's having a shower. 3. I don't watch TV very often. 4. Listen! Somebody He's singing. 5. Sarah is tired. She wants to go home now. 6. How often You use your car? Every day? 7. Excuse me, but You are sitting in my seat. Oh, I'm sorry. 8. I'm sorry I don't understand. Can you speak more slowly? 9. It's late. I'm going home now do you come with me? 10. What time do your father finish work every day? 11. You can turn off the radio. I don't listen to it. 12. Where's Paul? In the kitchen. He's cooking something. 13. Mark isn't usually drive to work. He is usually walking. 14. Sue isn't like coffee. She prefers tea. We use this tense for temporary activities. So we can say”An action going on” at the time of speaking. Subject + is/are/am + action+ing + obj +etc. He/she/it/name +is + doing. You/we/ they/ plural noun + are + doing. Affirmative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I I am doing action+ing I am playing the violin. You are going to church. He is running fast. I am getting it. You are getting nervous. She is getting worried. I am studying now. You are still taking tea. He is speaking the truth. I am reading a novel. My relatives are shifting to Dubai. It is raining here now. I’m making a mistake. You’re making a fuss. He’s making a mess. I’m thinking of going to London. We are solving the sums. Rahul is lying to me. Negative Sentences Sub + is/are/am+ not+ action+ing + obj Contradict forms is+not= isn’t Are + not = aren’t British, ain’t American, am + not = aren’t They are not coming today. I am not playing with her. We are not playing now. She is not getting me at all. I am not making him understand the sums. You are not learning your lesson. She isn’t asking me anything regarding it. I aren’t waiting for your response. revert, reply Interrogative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I Is/are/am + Sub + action + ing + obj? Are you telling me a lie? Am I getting serious? Are they going for a picnic? Is he talking on the phone? Are we not speaking the truth? Is she cooking food now? Are the girls making a fuss? Are boys beating them? Interrogative negative sentences Is/are/am + sub + not + action +ing + obj? Or isn’t/aren’t + sub + action +ing + obj? Are you selling not the clothes? Aren’t you doing the shopping? Is he not mopping the floor? Isn’t he gossiping with you? Is she not kneading the dough? Isn’t she buying the clothes? Are they not making you a fool? Aren’t they solving the puzzles? Exercise Choose an appropriate option to fill the blanks with the present continuous tense i Where are they ………. Next Monday? do/go/going Is he … to the club tomorrow? No, he isn’t …….. The club next Wednesday. go, goes, going Are you …… to Paris tomorrow? Yes, I ….. going to Paris tomorrow go, going, am, was Where are you ……. later this evening? I ……. going to Paris later this evening. doing, do, go, going, am, are, is, was Where …… he going next week? He ……. going to the beach the next week. is/are, am, was, were ……… they going to the Yoga center next Thursday? Yes, they …. Going to the Yoga center next Thursday. He …….. with my friend now. play They ………. Still ……… breakfast. eat Isn’t she ………. the guitar? learn Aren’t they ……… together? fight

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