Affirmative Long form I am walking You are walking He is walking She is walking It is walking We are walking You are

walking They are walking Short form Im walking Youre walking Hes walking Shes walking Its walking Were walking Youre walking Theyre walking

Negative Long form I am not walking You are not walking He is not walking She is not walking It is not walking We are not walking You are not walking They are not walking Short form Im not walking You arent walk ing He isnt walking She isnt walking It isnt walking We arent walking You arent walking They arent walking

Interrogative Am I walking? Are you walking? Is he walking? Is she walking? Is it walking ? Are we walk ing? Are you walking? Are they walking ? Short answers Positive Yes, I am Yes, he / she / it is Yes, we / you / they are Negative No, Im not No, he / she / it isnt No, we / you / they arent

Formation of the present participle (ing form) With most verbs we add ing to the verb. talk talking go going With verbs ending in consonant + e, we delete the e and add ing . take taking come coming

With one syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant , we double the final consonant and add -ing. run running stop stopping But: we dont double letter x mix mixing With verbs with two or more syllables ending in one vowel + one consonant, we double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed, and add ing . begin beginning BUT visit visiting With verbs ending in one vowel + l , we double the l and add ing. travel travelling BUT sail sailing With verbs ending in ie , we change the ie to ying. lie lying die - dying

Stative verbs We use the Present Continuous: For actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking. Mary is talking on the phone. The bus is coming. For actions that are happening around now, but not exactly at the moment of speaking. Shes studying very hard these days. Expressions used with the Present Continuous: look! listen! now at the moment at present these days this morning today Some verbs that express permanent states are not normally used in the Present Continuous. These are called stative verbs . Verbs of the senses: see, hear, taste, smell, feel Verbs describing feelings: like, dislike, love, hate, want, prefer Verbs describing thoughts, beliefs , etc: think, believe, know, understand, guess, imagine, hope, remember, forget Other verbs: seem, appear, weigh, cost ,own, belong to, depend on

A. Write the present participle (-ing form) of the following verbs. study run travel write begin cook jog lie ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ watch dance fly sit listen ride ask stop ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1. It __________ (rain), so Mary and Simon __________ (not swim) in the pool taday. 2. __________ you__________ (wait) for the bus?

3. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep). 4. They are outside. They __________ (wash) the car. 5. Charles __________ (study) Spanish at the University. 6. Stop shouting! I __________ (try) to do my homework. 7. You __________ (wear) a beautigul dress today. 8. Lets go home! We __________ (not have) a good time. 9. My mother __________ (make) a cake for my sisters birthday. 10. Why __________ they __________ (run)? 11. Mark __________ (buy) some food at he supermarket. 12. You can switch on the TV, I __________ (not work) now.

C. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers using the Present Continuous, as in the example. 1. play / football

Are they playing football? No, they arent. Theyre playing tennis.

2. do / his homework _________________________________________ _________________________________________

3. swim / in the sea _________________________________________ _________________________________________

4. drink / water _________________________________________ _________________________________________

5. cook / dinner _________________________________________ _________________________________________

6. watch / TV _________________________________________ _________________________________________

7. write / a letter _________________________________________ _________________________________________