what are they doing 1

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 1


THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1

Affirmative:
Subject + am, is, are + Verb –ing
Mary is jumping


Rules for V–ing
1. In general: V+ ing
drink →drinking; sing →singing
Peter is reading; Susan isn’t eating
2. Verbs ending in –e:
write →writing; dance →dancing
They are having lunch; Sam isn’t
driving
3. monosyllable verbs (C+V+C)
swim →swimming; run →running
We aren’t sitting; Tom is getting up


USES of the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
1. Activities we are doing: now, at the
moment, at present…
Pat is having a shower now
2. Temporary situations: this week,
today, this month…
Dad always drives to work, but

he is walking this week


Make affirmative sentences 1: (play)

They are playing the drums


Make affirmative sentences 2: (eat)

She is eating an ice-cream


Make affirmative sentences 3: (swim)

He is swimming


Make affirmative sentences 4:
(have)

He is having dinner


Make affirmative sentences 5:
(cry)

She is crying

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
2
Negative:
Subject + am not, is not, are not +
Verb –ing
John isn’t swimming


Make negative sentences 1: (work)

He isn’t working


Make negative sentences 3:
(drink)

She isn’t drinking


Make negative sentences 3: (run)

They aren’t running


Make negative sentences 4:
(write)

She isn’t writing

Make negative sentences 5: (buy)

He isn’t buying a newspaper


Your turn now
1. Write sentences according to the
pictures using the given verb.
2. If the sentence is negative, make a
negative sentence and then an
affirmative one with the correct verb.
3. Check your answers.


1: GET UP

He isn’t getting up.
He’s going to bed


2: SMILE

They aren’t smiling
They’re crying


3: WALK

They aren’t walking
They are travelling by bus

4: WRITE

He isn’t writing a letter
He is posting it


5: WASH

She isn’t washing
She is cooking