Structure & Form
What is the correct structure of the present continuous?
Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb + -ing
Name two time expressions used with present continuous.
right now, at the moment, currently, today, this week
Make an affirmative sentence: “He / cook.”
He is cooking.
Make a yes/no question: “You / study / now?”
Are you studying now?
What are two common uses of the present continuous?
Actions happening now, future arrangements
Rewrite: “She work now.”
She is working now.
Which one matches the present continuous: yesterday, right now, last week?
right now
Make a negative sentence: “They / play / outside.”
They are not playing outside.
Make a Wh- question: “She / eat / lunch?”
What is she eating for lunch? or Where is she eating lunch?
Is this sentence about now or the future? “We are having dinner with Grandma tonight.”
Future arrangement
Identify the error: “They are play football.”
Error: "are play" → Correct: "They are playing football."
Rewrite with a time expression: “She is reading.”
She is reading right now.
Correct the sentence: “I ain't sleeping.”
I am not sleeping.
Ask about the underlined part: They are watching a Rocky IV.
What are they watching?
Explain the difference: “She is walking to school” vs. “She walks to school.”
“Is walking” = now; “walks” = habit or routine
Complete: “My brother ___ (study) in the living room.”
is studying
Choose the correct one: “I’m meeting her ___ (at the moment / yesterday).”
at the moment
Turn this affirmative into negative: “She is talking to her friend.”
She is not talking to her friend.
Correct the question: “Is you going to the party?”
Are you going to the party?
Choose the correct use: “I am leaving tomorrow.”
Future plan
Which is correct? a) I am go to the park. b) I am going to the park. c) I going to the park.
b) I am going to the park.
Fill in: “We are watching a movie ___ (tonight / last night).”
tonight
Create a full sentence: “My friends and I / not / go / shopping / now.”
My friends and I are not going shopping now.
Make a question for this answer: “Yes, we are playing soccer right now.”
Are you playing soccer right now?
Identify and explain the tense and meaning: “He is always forgetting his homework.”
Present continuous (repetition with emotion: complaint or exaggeration)