WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 1

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1 Affirmative : Subject + am, is, are + Verb –ing Mary is jumping

Rules for V–ing 1.In general: V+ ing drink → drinking; sing → singing Peter is reading; Susan isn’t eating 2. Verbs ending in –e: write → writing; dance → dancing They are having lunch; Sam isn’t driving 3. monosyllable verbs (C+V+C) swim → swimming; run → running We aren’t sitting; Tom is getting up

USES of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS 1.Activities we are doing: now, at the moment, at present… Pat is having a shower now 2. Temporary situations: this week, today, this month… Dad always drives to work, but he is walking this week

Make affirmative sentences 1: (play) They are playing the drums

Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat) She is eating an ice-cream

Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim) He is swimming

Make affirmative sentences 4: (have) He is having dinner

Make affirmative sentences 5: (cry) She is crying

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 2 Negative : Subject + am not, is not, are not + Verb –ing John isn’t swimming

Make negative sentences 1: (work) He isn’t working

Make negative sentences 3: (drink) She isn’t drinking

Make negative sentences 3: (run) They aren’t running

Make negative sentences 4: (write) She isn’t writing

Make negative sentences 5: (buy) He isn’t buying a newspaper

Your turn now 1. Write sentences according to the pictures using the given verb. 2. If the sentence is negative, make a negative sentence and then an affirmative one with the correct verb. 3. Check your answers.

1: GET UP He isn’t getting up. He’s going to bed

2: SMILE They aren’t smiling They’re crying

3 : WALK They aren’t walking They are travelling by bus

4 : WRITE He isn’t writing a letter He is posting it

5: WASH She isn’t washing She is cooking