1. Unit -1- Period -4- Present continuous Rula Farouq Al Farr’a
Ghada Jamal Shabana
Rula Farouq Al Farr’a

2. Objectives: Students are expected to:
Use the present continuous correctly.
Use the correct tense of the stative verbs.

3. Present continuous

4. The team is training for the final match at the moment.
Present continuous
The team is training for the final match at the moment.
We are chatting with friends from Emirates now.

5. + Form Use It is raining heavily right now. Helping verb Verb + (ing)
are am
To describe an action that is in progress at the time of speaking.
Use

6. Examples
1. I am searching about globalization through the internet. 2. Dana is planting a new tree in her garden. 3. Kids are watching T.V in the sitting room now.

7. Complete the following sentences:
is driving
Hany ……………….….. to his work now. (drive)
2. They ……………………… for the final-term exam. (revise)
are revising

8. We usually add (not) to the helping verb (is/am/are)
Negative Form
We usually add (not) to the helping verb (is/am/are)
Eg. Lily is not (isn’t) playing on the computer..

9. Question Form Helping verb (is/am/are) + subject + (verb+ ing) + ….?
Are you having your breakfast now?
Yes/No Questions
Wh question word + helping verb (is/am/are) + subject + (verb+ ing) + ….?
Wh Questions
When is she arriving home?

10. Stative Verbs

11. Stative verbs ( take only the simple tenses, and not -ing )
Stative verbs don’t accept ( ing )
Stative verbs ( take only the simple tenses, and not -ing )
love
know
like
hope
hate
dislike
want
seem
prefer
see
agree
recognize
realise
remember
suppose
believe
Have( = own)
mean
look (=seem)
understand
think (=have an opinion)

12. Think NOTE: Think, have and look can be used in
either the simple or the continuous tenses, but with a difference in the
meaning.
Think
يعتقد think (stative) = have an opinion, believe
I think that coffee is great.
think (continuous) = mental process, use the mind.
A: what are you thinking about?
B: I'm thinking about my summer holiday.

13. Have
have (stative) = own يمتلك *I have a car. * My friend has two kids. have (continuous) = part of an expression , doing an action. تأخذ معنى الكلمة التي تليها I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break / lunch / a shower

14. Look يبدو * Look (stative ) = seem , appear
When look is a stative, it should be followed by an adjective or a noun
* You look beautiful * He looks smart
يختلف معناها حسب حرف الجر الذي يليها Look (continuous ) = use the eyes
* look ( continuous ), it should be followed by a preposition.
.ينظر إلى For example, * He is looking at these paintings.
يبحث عن * They are looking for a new house

15. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences:
looks
That man ……………………… ( looks / is looking) rather strange.
Everyone …………………………. ( looks / is looking ) out of the window.
What ………………………….. ( do you think / are you thinking) the reason for her success?
You’re very quiet. What ………………………………………….
( do you think / are you thinking ) about?
He ………………..…… ( has / is having ) a shower because he ……………… ( has / is having ) an important appointment.
is looking
do you think
are you thinking
is having
has

16. Good bye