Present Continuous Basics
What is the verb combination to create the present continuous?
Verb to be + gerund.
What comes before the pronoun in an interrogative sentence?
The verb “to be.”
Which verb carries the negative form in the present continuous?
The verb “to be.”
Complete the sentence:
I love ____ chocolate ice cream.
eating.
Make a question: “You / like / pizza.”
Do you like pizza?
What is the correct way to write the gerund of “write”: writing, writeing, writting?
Writing.
What comes after the pronoun in an interrogative sentence?
The gerund (verb + -ing).
What is the negative form of: “She is speaking in Spanish”?
She is not speaking in Spanish.
Make this sentence negative:
“He plays football every weekend.”
He does not play football every weekend.
Answer the question:
“Do you like swimming?”
Make a complete answer.
Yes, I like swimming. / No, I don’t like swimming.
What is the correct way to write the gerund of “cut”: cutting, cuting, cuttying?
cutting.
Does the question: “Is he eating sushi at the moment?” belong to the present continuous?
Yes, it is present continuous.
What is the positive form of: “We aren’t taking a stroll right now”?
We are taking a stroll right now.
Choose the correct sentence for daily habits:
a) She go to school by bus.
b) She goes to school by bus.
She goes to school by bus.
Correct the mistake:
“She don’t like chocolate.”
She doesn’t like chocolate.
What is the correct way to write the gerund of “copy”: coping, copyng, copying?
copying.
Does the structure “do/does + subject + gerund + (object)” belong to the present continuous?
No, that structure is ungrammatical.
Which one is the formal negative?
I ain’t listening to music.
I am not listening to music.
I am not listening to music.
Ask someone about their daily routine using “do”
Do you eat breakfast every day?
Ask your partner about their hobbies using
“like / love / hate”
Do you like reading books?
Complete: “They ____ visiting Asia.” Which conjugation of “to be” is correct and why?
are: because “they” is plural, and plural subjects take are + verb-ing.
Does this dialogue belong to present continuous?
A: Are you watching the match?
B: Actually, I am reading a novel.
Explain why.
Yes, because both actions describe what is happening right now, even if they are different activities.
Rewrite the sentence in correct, natural English and explan the mistake:
“She not reading the book at the moment.”
She is not reading the book at the moment.
The original sentence is missing the correct form of “to be” (is), so it is grammatically incorrect.
Read this short dialogue and choose the correct sentence:
A: What time does Maria wake up?
B: She wake up at 7 a.m. / She wakes up at 7 a.m.
Explain why.
She wakes up at 7 a.m: because for third person singular, we add -s.
Read the dialogue and explain the mistake:
A: Do you enjoy playing football?
B: Yes, I enjoy play football.
playing.
After verbs like enjoy, like, love, hate, we use the gerund (-ing), not the infinitive.