1. Present continuous tense (2)
Primary Longman Elect
1B Chapter 6
Present continuous tense (2)

2. He / She / It is + -ing
What is he doing?
He is swimming.

3. He / She / It is + -ing
What is she doing?
She is ice-skating.

4. He / She / It is + -ing
What is it doing?
It is running.

5. He / She / It is + -ing
We use He / She / It is + -ing to talk about what a person / an animal is doing now.
e.g.
She is walking.
It is walking.

6. They are + -ing
What are they doing?
They are skipping.

7. They are + -ing
What are they doing?
They are swimming.

8. They are + -ing
We use They are + -ing to talk about what 2 or more people / animals are doing now.
e.g.
They are running.
They are running.

9. Key structure is he / she / it What doing? Kelly and Henry are they
swimming.
They
are

10. Present continuous tense
Be careful when you add -ing to the action words. You have to repeat the last letter of some action words.
e.g.
running
run
skipping
skip
swimming
swim
Sometimes you have to omit the last letter e of the action words.
e.g.
dancing
dance
riding
ride
ice-skating
ice-skate
making
make
hiking
hike

11. Practice Give the correct answer. What are they doing? are hiking
They _______________ . (hike)

12. Practice Give the correct answer. What is it doing? is swimming
It _______________ . (swim)

13. Practice Give the correct answer. What are they doing? are riding
They _______________ . (ride)

14. Practice Give the correct answer. What is she doing? is dancing
She _______________ . (dance)

15. The End