What are you doing right now?

Elson Jaque Villalobos

When do we use present continuous?

• We use present continuous to refer to:

•Things that are happening now, at the moment.

Common present continuous time expressions include:

He is watching TV right now

STRUCTURE

• Positive• Subject + verb to be + verb-ing +

complement.

• I am working today. • He is working today. • We are working today. • They are working today. 

• Negative• Subject + verb be + not + verb-ing

+ complement.

• I am not working this evening.

• He is not working this evening.

• They are not working this evening.

• Interrogative

• Question word + verb 'be' + subject + verb -ing

• What -> are you -> doing?

• What -> is he -> doing?

To be + subject + verb – ing + complement

Is she reading the newspaper?

• Spelling rulesAdd –ing to the base form of the verb.

• Read – Reading

• Stand – Standing

• Jump – Jumping

• Work – Working

• Count – Counting

• Drink – Drinking

• Verbos terminados en “e” eliminar “e” y agregar -ing

• Take – Taking

• Make – Making

• Give – Giving

• Live – Living

• However, when a verb ends in an e which is not silent, the

final e is not dropped

• Be – Being See - Seeing

• Verbos de una silaba terminados en consonante + vocal + consonante, repetir última consonante y agregar - ing

sit - sitting, run - running, hop - hopping

• However, do not double the last consonant in a verb that end in w, x, or y.

sew - sewing, fix - fixing, say - saying

Verbs ending in y, just add –ing

For example:

• Fly - Flying 

• Play – Playing

• Enjoy - Enjoying

• Verbos terminados en –ie reemplazar “ie” por y + ing

• Die – Dying

• Lie – Lying  

 

Write the –ing form to the following verbs

EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks with the words in brackets

1. What _____________(you do) tonight?

2. John ______________ (read) a book now

3. I _____________(not listen) to music.

4. Maria______________ (sit) next to Paul.

5. The phone____________ (not ring).

6. Do not forget to take your umbrella. It ___________ (rain)

7. ___________ Mary _______________ (sleep)?

8. Where ___________ Mary _______________ (sleep)?

9. She __________________ (not reading a book)

Put the words in order to form correct sentences in Present Continuous

1. Working  /  your mother / now  /  is  / ?  ____________________________________________________________

2. Coming  / for  lunch  /  they /   are    ____________________________________________________________

3. Laughing  / why  / you  /  are /  at me / ?  ____________________________________________________________

4. She / in the garden / not / playing / is____________________________________________________________

5. Eating / I / an apple / am____________________________________________________________

6. Football / not / they / playing / are ____________________________________________________________