Present Continuos

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TO BE + ING

It is used to express an action that takes place in the moment of speaking.
To talk about the present moment, things that are happening now.
Examples:
• What are you doing?
• She's reading in the garden.
• They're not standing in the rain.

To suggest that an action is temporary, with words like: at the moment, now, at present, just, today,this week, this month.
Examples:
• I’m working at the moment.
• She’s studying now.
• We’re having lunch today.

Actions happening in a period around the present moment in time.
Examples:
• I'm reading "The Surgeon's Mate" by Patrick O'Brian.
• Whose paper are you working on?
• She's studying hard for her final exam.

For changing or developingsituations.
Examples:
• The earth’s temperature is rising.
• We’re becoming friends.

With a word like always or continually, if we want to criticise or complain:
Examples:
• You’re always buying new shoes (you buy too many)
• I’m always forgetting your names (it’s very irritating)

With “always” when s’thing unexpected happens several times:
Example:
• I’m alwaysmeeting our neighbour near the police station.
• You’re always buying me diamond rings!

Future plans and arrangements, with words like: tomorrow, next week, next year
Examples:
• We're having leftovers this evening.
• What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?
• She isn't coming on Friday.
EXERCISES

COMPLETE WITH THE VERB IN -ING

1. The children are ___________ (have)lunch.

2. The students are ___________ (pay) attention.

3. Bob is ___________ (live) in Los Angeles and he is ___________ (study) there too.

4. I’m ___________ (cook) my lunch. What are you ___________ (do)?

5. The dog is ___________ (run) and ___________ (play) with the boys.

6. We aren’t ___________ (listen) to music at the moment. We are ___________ (work) now.

7.David is ___________ (write) a letter to his girlfriend Terri.

8. Hurry up ! The train is ___________ (leave).

9. Those girls are ___________ (wait) for the bus.

TRANSFORM INTO NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE:

1. That girl is eating a big ham and cheese sandwich.

2. The new student is working very hard.

3. The children are playing soccer.

4. We’re listening tothe radio.

5. It is raining very hard.

6. She is wearing a yellow jacket.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT?

1. We – read – the newspaper. ............................................................................................................................

2. I – learn – English.............................................................................................................................

3. My classmates – watch– TV. ............................................................................................................................

4. We – do – exercises in class. ............................................................................................................................

5. Our teacher – drink –coffee. ............................................................................................................................

6. It– rain – in the south? ............................................................................................................................

7.I – practise – my pronunciation.........................................................................................................................

8. We – write – in our notebooks. .........................................................................................................................

COMPLETE WITH THE ING FORM OF ONE OF THE VERBS GIVEN:
TAKE-BUILD-GET UP-RAIN-COME-HAVE-WEAR-COOK-STAND

1. (a) They a new hotel downtown, aren’t they? (b) You on...