1. The Present Continuous

2. We use it to talk about something happening…
now
at the moment
today

3. To form it we use:
am, is, are
+ verb + ing

4. Let’s practise, now!
What are they doing?

5. He’s doing his homework. She is washing her face.
She’s knitting and listening to the radio.
They are playing basketball.
She is washing her face.
They are having a cup of coffee.
He is skateboarding.

6. She’s talking on the phone.
He is eating a sandwich.
They are camping.
She’s talking on the phone.
She’s writing an .
They are running.

7. No, he isn’t. Yes, he is. Is he watching a video?
Is he taking a photo?
Is he making a film?
No, he isn’t.
Yes, he is.

8. No, they aren’t. Yes, they are. Are they driving a car?
Are they riding a bike?
Are they travelling
by bus?
No, they aren’t.
Yes, they are.

9. No, she isn’t. She is reading a book. Is she sleeping?
Is she reading the newspaper?
No, she isn’t.
She is reading
a book.

10. Are you paying attention, Kevin?
No, Miss, I’m not.
Sorry!

11. The affirmative form I am
playing…
he, she, it is
we, you they
are

12. The interrogative formAm I
playing …? Is
he, she, it
Are
we, you, they

13. The negative form I am not playing he, she, it is not=isn’t
we, you they
are not =aren’t