What are you doing?

Reflecting Reflecting on on Language Language

The Present Continuous Tense is used to: 1. a) express actions happening at the moment of speaking. 1. a) express actions happening at the moment of speaking. Eg. I’m teaching now.

1.b) refer to actions that are happening about the moment of speaking. Eg. I’m practicing for the match these days.

2. Refer to actions that are going to take place in the near future. Eg. I’m cleaning my house on Saturday. Eg. She is cooking chicken for dinner next Sunday.

Form He is eating now. Subject Verb To Be Action Verb + (-ing) TimeExpression

Expressions of time now at the moment at present

Spelling  –ss,-h,-ch,-x, -o: -es: kiss-kisses, brush-brushes, teach- teaches,fix- fixes, go-goes.  consonant + y: eliminate –y and take –ies: try – tries.  vowel + y: take-s: buy-buys. Verbs ending in:

Spelling swim - swimming walk- walking sit- sitting wait-waiting travel- travelling BUT Cuando el verbo termina en una vocal acentuada entre consonantes o termina en -l, se dobla la consonante:

Spelling lie – lying die-dying  –e, eliminate –e : write- writing  -ie,eliminate –ie, and take –y: Verbs ending in:

Practice Practice

Complete the answer: Bob____ cooking spaghetti because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.

Possible answer: Bob is cooking spaghetti because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.

Select the correct alternative.

They refer to: They refer to: a.Frequent and regular activities. b. The activities occurring at the moment of speaking. c. Past activities.

They refer to: They refer to: a.Frequent and regular activities. b. The activities occurring at the moment of speaking. c. Past activities. Possible answer

What are they doing?

1.He’s cutting the grass. 2. They’re rowing a boat. 3. They’re swimming. 4. She’s kneating.

5. He’s gardening. 6. She’s dancing. 7. They’re picking fruits.