Present Continuous (positive form)

1. Present Continuous (positive form)

1. The girl enjoys eating
apples but now she’s
eating a banana.
2. The boy usually likes
watching TV but now
he’s playing.
am + Ving (I am doing)
are+Ving (you are doing
We are doing ,they are doing)
is + Ving (she is doing, he is
doing)
Now, at the moment, at present,
today, tonight
3. Mary often plays
with her friends but
today she is crying.
4. Henry likes
planting flowers but
at the moment he is
digging.
5. Pete does sport every
Sunday. He is cycling
now.

2. Present Continuous (questions)

1. Kate is jumping.
Who is jumping?
What is Kate doing?
Am I talking?
Are you talking?
Is she talking?
Are we talking?
Are they talking?
2. My granny is knitting.
What is my granny doing?
Is she reading or knitting?
3. Pete is painting.
Is Pete drawing?
What is Pete doing?
Who is writing?
What is he writing?
Where is he writing?
How well is he writing?
4. Meg is sleeping.
Who is sleeping?
Where is she sleeping?
Am
Are
Is
5. Henry is running.
Is he running fast?
How fast is he running?
Ving

3. Present Continuous ( questions)

1. Where are the
children?
2. What is Nell doing?
3. Who is singing?
4. What are Ada and
Kate doing?
5. Where is Ann
sitting?
6. What is she doing?
7. Who is drinking
cola?
8. Is Tim eating an ice
cream?
9. What is he doing?
10.Are the children
having fun?

4. Present Continuous (practice)

Look at the pictures. Then, fill in the
gaps with the correct verb in the present
continuous.
1 Look at that kangaroo!
It……….its baby.
2 Henry .............the car at
the moment.
3 Look at Helen! She..........
her dog for a walk.
4 John is late for work.
He...............to catch the bus.
5 Be quiet! Dad................
6 Susan is in her bedroom.
She.............. her suitcase.
7 Mary is in the kitchen.
She................a cake.
8 The children aren't in the
house. They..............in the
garden.
9 She is busy. She..........a
letter.