The Present Continuous Tense

1.

The Present
Continuous Tense

2.

Present Continuous
(теперішній тривалий
час)
розповідає про дію, яка
відбувається в даний момент
now
at the moment

3.

• Також Present Continuous використовується для
вираження тимчасової дії, що відбувається не в даний
момент часу, а загалом в найближчий часовий
проміжок – «around now» (приблизно в цей час).
• She’s preparing for her next week exam. – Вона готується
до екзамену, що буде на наступному тижні. (Вона,
можливо, не готується до нього прямо зараз, але
готувалася та буде до нього готуватися скоро,
найближчим часом)
• My brother is looking for a job these days. – Мій брат
зараз шукає роботу. (Не факт, що він зайнятий
пошуками прямо зараз, але загалом, він шукає роботу)

4.

Subject + to be +verb + ing
I
am
reading
He/She/It
is
running
We/You/They are
writing

5.

Spelling-adding “–ing”
do – doing
play – playing
study – studying
write – writing
swim – swimming

6.

Complete the sentences with
am, is, are
1. We are having English now.
2. I am doing an exercise.
3. Granny is cooking dinner.
4. My sister is playing in the yard.
5. My friends are sitting at their desks.
is driving his car.
6. Dad

7.

Describe the picture
1. The boy is watching TV.
2. The cats are sleeping.
3. The girl is listening to music.
4. The dog is eating.
5. Parents are reading newspapers.

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Negative sentences
Subject + to be + not +verb + ing
I
am
not
reading
(I’m not)
He/She/It is
not
running
(He isn’t)
We/You/They are not writing
(We aren’t)

9.

Make negative sentences
1. Mary/not/work in the garden
Mary is not working in the garden.
2. I/not/drink coffee now
I am not drinking coffee now.
3. We/not/sing/songs
We are not singing songs.
4. The sun/not/shine
The sun is not shining.

10.

Describe the picture using negative and
affirmative sentences
1.Evan/not/watch TV.
He/read.
2.Cindy/not/have dinner. She/write.
3.Grandma Sue/not/make a cake.
She/drink tea.
4.Baby Ben/not/sleep.
He/play.
5.Usel/not/run.
It/sleep.
6.Dad/not/cook.
He/pour tea

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Questions
to be + subject + verb + ing?
Are you doing your homework?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Is he surfing the Internet?
Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Are the girls dancing?
Yes, they are. No, they aren’t

12.

Make questions and answer them
1. your parents/have breakfast?
2. Mike/ play football now?
3. you/ study Maths now?
4. they/ listen to the teacher?
4. she/ water the flowers?
5. they/ swim in the river?
6. it/ snow at the moment?

13.

What are the people on the picture doing?