Form
What two parts make the present continuous?
The verb “to be” (am/is/are) + a verb with -ing.
example: I am eating
When do we use the present continuous?
We use it for actions happening right now.
Write the negative form of this prompt:
I / not / drive / now
I'm not driving now
I / cook / dinner
I am cooking dinner
you / do / what / now?
What are you doing now?
How do we form the positive present continuous?
Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing.
Example: She is running
Can we use the present continuous for temporary situations?
Yes, we use it for things happening around this time, but not forever.
Example: I’m living with my parents this month.
Write a question form of the prompt:
you / listen / to the teacher?
Are you listening to the teacher?
She / watch / TV
She is watching TV
she / coming / is / today / to class?
Is she coming to class today?
How do we form the negative present continuous?
Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing.
Example: She is not running
Do we use the present continuous for future plans?
Yes, we can use it for fixed future arrangements.
Example: Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb-ing + time expression ("They are flying to New York tomorrow.")
Fill in the blank:
"______ (she) coming to the party tonight?"
"Is she coming to the party tonight?"
They / play / football
They are playing football
they / where / going / are?
Where are they going?
Where does the verb-ing go in the sentence?
It comes after am/is/are.
Do we use the present continuous to talk about things we do every day?
No, for daily routines we use the present simple, not the present continuous.
Example: I exercise five times per week.
Use the Present Continuous in the negative form for the pronoun "you" to complete the sentence:
"You _______ (not, listen) to me."
"You are not listening to me"
We / study / English
We are studying English
meeting / are / we / after school?
Are we meeting after school?
How do we form a yes/no question in the present continuous?
Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?
Example: Are you listening?
Can we use the present continuous with “right now”, “at the moment”, or “today”?
Yes
Create a question using the Present Continuous for the pronoun "we" and the verb "work."
"Are we working?"
He / clean / his room
He is cleaning his room
he / shouting / why / is?
Why is he shouting?