2. Iameating Youareplaying Heissinging Sheisstudying Itistravelling Wearetalking Youareshouting Theyarereading

3. IAm noteating YouAre notplaying HeIs notsinging SheIs notstudying ItIs nottravelling WeAre nottalking YouAre notshouting TheyAre notreading

4. AmIeating AreYouplaying IsHesinging IsShestudying IsIttravelling AreWetalking AreYoushouting AreTheyreading

5. Affirmative answers : Are you reading ? Yes, I am. Is he dancing ? Yes. He is. Are they playing soccer ? Yes, they are. Negative answers : Are you reading ? No, I am not / no, I’m not. Is he dancing ? No, he is not. / no, he isn’t. Are they playing soccer ? No, they are not ? / they aren’t.

6. What Why When How Where am are is are I You He She It We You They reading ? playing ? dancing ?

7. Practice : Answer these questions. 1- what are you doing right now ? 2- who is always interrupting you when you speak ? 3- what are your neighbours doing to their house ? 4- Is the train leaving at 4 p.m. ? Possible answers. 1- I’m studying English grammar. 2- My sister is always interrupting me. 3- My neighbours are building an extra room. 4- No, it isn’t. or Yes, it is.

12. Common expressions with the present continuous : At the moment, now, today, this week. For future reference : Tomorrow, next week. Examples : - She is riding a horse at the moment. - She is having a competition this week. - She is going to Paris next week.

13. Do not use the present continuous with state verbs, they describe a state, not an action. ( like – love – want – belong – remember – forget – hate – prefer – need – understand – believe ). Wrong : Right : -I am loving pizza. - I love pizza. -I am needing a friend. - I need a friend. -I am understanding the lesson. - I understand the lesson.