How do we talk about what we are doing right now in English? TALKING ABOUT NOW How do we talk about what we are doing right now in English?
TALKING ABOUT NOW AND IN GENERAL Michael is talking on the phone.
Albert and Jeremy are working. TALKING ABOUT NOW Albert and Jeremy are working.
Shh! Cecelia is sleeping. TALKING ABOUT NOW Shh! Cecelia is sleeping.
TALKING ABOUT NOW To talk about now in English, we use present continuous. to be + verb + ing
TALKING ABOUT NOW Let’s use the verb to talk in present continuous. I am talking You are He / she / it is We They
In French, think of it as the equiavlent of ‘’en train de…’’ TALKING ABOUT NOW In French, think of it as the equiavlent of ‘’en train de…’’ Je suis en train de manger. I am eating right now.
LET’S PRACTICE My sister ________________ supper for the whole family. is cooking cooks cooked is cooking will cook
LET’S PRACTICE Where’s dad? He ________ the grass in the backyard. is cutting cut has cut is cutting will cut
LET’S PRACTICE George ____________. He _______ instead. isn’t working ‘s sleeping doesn’t work won’t work isn’t working ‘s sleeping sleeps
FORMING THE NEGATIVE Making the negative of present continuous: I am not working You are not He / she / it is not We You (plural) They
FORMING THE NEGATIVE Don’t forget that you can use contractions ! I‘m not working You’re not He’s not She’s not, it’s not We’re not (plural) They’re not
MAKING QUESTIONS Is Cecelia sleeping? Cecelia is sleeping. Making a question is very easy. Just move the verb to be to the beginning. Cecelia is sleeping. Is Cecelia sleeping?
LET’S PRACTICE Turn both sentences into questions. George isn’t working. He’s sleeping instead. Is George working? Is he sleeping instead?
Image Credits Child on phone: http://pixgood.com/baby-girl-talking.html Men working http://www.kloeckner.com/en/media/media_center_people_at_work.php Baby sleeping http://yvanrodrigues.com/content/orient-bed-north-course Cooking woman http://www.playbuzz.com/scotto/can-you-pass-a-basic-cooking-test cutting grass http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://postmediavancouversun.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/6452626-bin.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/04/13/how-to-love-your-lawn-without-making-others-hate-you/&h=762&w=1200&tbnid=_qtGziT8VCPJuM:&docid=Pd47eOzb3xw0YM&ei=IYhMVpyJAcqZmQGXpLiICw&tbm=isch&ved=0CCQQMygIMAhqFQoTCNydp8GUmskCFcpMJgodFxIOsQ man sleeping http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/8685938/Working-in-an-office-is-bad-for-your-brain.html