English Department Sergio M. Valdivia Corona Grammar Presentation Present Continuous

I’m eating. We’re running. She’s eating. She isn’t reading. It’s raining. The sun isn’t shining. They’re running. They aren’t walking.

The Present Continuous is: am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc. SubjectbeExamples I He She It You* We They am (not) - ing is (not) - ing are (not) - ing *You is either singular or plural. I’m working. I’m not listening to music. Chris is writing a letter. She isn’t eating. / She’s not eating. The phone is ringing. We’re having dinner. You’re not listening to me. / You aren’t listening to me. The children are doing their homework.

4 am/is/are + verb–ing = something is happening now: pastfuturenow I’m working. She’s wearing a hat. They’re playing football. I’m not watching TV.

 Please be quiet. I’m working. = (I’m working now)  Look at Sue! She’s wearing her new hat. = (she’s wearing it now)  The weather is nice at the moment. It’s not raining.  `Where are the children?´ `They’re playing in the park.´  (on the phone) We’re having dinner now. Can you phone again later?  You can turn off the television. I’m not watching it now.

6 (a) come coming write writing (b) runrunning sit sitting drop e and add -ing one syllable verbs ended in a vowel + consonant duplicate the consonant and add -ing dance dancing Spelling (c) lielying irregular spelling

7 1. She’s _______ an apple. 2. They ___________ for the bus. 3. They ____________ football. 4. ____________ on the grass. 1Let’s Practice What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences: eating ’re waiting ’re playing She’s lying eat lie play wait

8 1.Please be quiet. I ____________. 2.`Where’s John?´ `He’s in the kitchen. He ___________.´ 3.`You ______________ on my foot.´ `Oh, I’m sorry.´ 4.Look! Somebody _______________ in the river. 5.We’re on holiday. We ____________ at the Central Hotel. 6.`Where’s Ann?´ `She __________ a shower.´ 7.They ____________ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment. 8.I __________ now. Goodbye. 2Let’s Practice Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs: ’m working ’s cooking ’re standing is swimming build cook go have stand stay swim work ’re staying ’s having ’re building ’m going

9 1.(have dinner) ___________________________. 2.(watch television) _____________________________. 3.(sit on the floor) ___________________________. 4.(read a book) ___________________________. 5.(play the piano) _____________________________. 6.(laugh) ________________. 7.(wear a hat) _______________________. 8.(write a letter) ____________________________. 3Let’s Practice Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s –ing or She isn’t –ing. Jane isn’t having dinner She’s watching television She’s sitting on the floor She isn’t reading a book She isn’t playing the piano She’s laughing She’s wearing a hat She isn’t writing a letter

10 1.(I / wash / my hair) ___________________________. 2.(it / snow) _________________. 3.(I / sit / on a chair) ________________________. 4.(I / eat) ________________. 5.(it / rain) ________________. 6.(I / learn / English) ______________________. 7.(I / listen / to music) _____________________________. 8.(the sun / shine) _____________________. 9.(I / wear / shoes) _________________________. 10.(I / read / a newspaper) ________________________________. 4Let’s Practice What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences. I’m not washing my hair It isn’t snowing I’m sitting on a chair I’m not eating It isn’t raining I’m learning English I’m not listening to music The sun is shining I’m not wearing shoes I’m not reading a newspaper