Present Continuous

UNIT 11: LOOKING GOOD!
GRAMMAR
The Present Continuous Tense
Unit 11: Looking Good!


GRAMMAR:
The Present Continuous Tense
(Thì Hiện Tại Tiếp Diễn)
teach (v)

 I am teaching now.

paint (v)

He is painting.

run (v)

 He is running.

read (v)

 He is reading.
write (v)

 She is writing.
- Are they playing?
 No. They are not playing.
- What are they doing?
They are fighting.

- fight (v)
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
1. Form:
+ Positive:
Ex: - They are playing football.
- He is painting.
+ Negative:
Ex: - He isn’t reading.
+ Questions:
Ex: - Are they playing?
- What are they doing?
S + (be) + Ving…
S + (be)+ not + Ving…
(Be)+S+ Ving?
(WH)+
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
2. Use:
We use The Present Continuous Tense to describe the actions happening at the moment.
3. Signals:
The Present Continuous Tense usually goes with “ now, at the moment, Look!, listen!, Be quiet !, …”
4. Attentions:
Verbs ending in ‘e’, drop ‘e’.
Ex: writ
Verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant.
Ex: run
Verbs ending in ‘ie’, drop ‘e’ and change ‘i’ to ‘y’.
Ex: l
e
ing
n
ing
e
y
i
ing
Practice
Task 1: Complete the letter. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous.
Dear Jim,
We (1) (have) _____________ a terrible holiday. It (2) (rain)___ ______. I (3) (sit)_________in the hotel. I (4) (watch) ____________ television. Tom and Peter (5) (play) __________computer games. Alice (6) (read) _________a book. Susan (7) (make) ____________a cup of coffee. The baby (8) (cry) ____________. I want to go home.
All the best,
George
are having
is raining
am sitting
am watching
are playing
is reading
is making
is crying
Practice
Task 2:Change the statements into negative sentences.
1. You’re listening to me.
 ……………………………..
2. Tim is studying.
 ……………………………..
3. We’re talking.
 ……………………………..
4. You’re writing.
 ……………………………..
You are not listening to me.
Tim is not studying.
We aren’t talking.
You aren’t writing.
5. Katherine is lying.
 ……………………………..
6. They are waiting for us.
 ……………………………..
7. Anna’s having a good time
 ……………………………..
8. I’m reading at the moment.
 ……………………………..
Katherine isn’t lying.
They aren’t waiting for us.
Anna isn’t having a good time.
I’m not reading at the moment.
Practice
Task 3: Change the statements into questions.
1. I’m making a lot of noise.
 …………………………………………
2. Clare is reading.
 …………………………………………
3. You are watching the news.
 …………………………………………
4. It’s snowing.
…………………………………………
Am I making a lot of noise?
Is Clare reading?
Are you watching the news?
Is it snowing?
5. We are waiting in a right place.
 …………………………………………
6. You are sitting here.
 …………………………………………
7. David is enjoying the film.
 …………………………………………
8. The bus is stopping.
 …………………………………………
Are we waiting at the right place?
Are you sitting here?
Is David enjoying the film?
Is the bus stopping?
Task 3: Describe the picture.
John
Lisa and Peter
Mary and Tom
Susan
Rose and Scott
Mark
Steven
Jane
David and Victoria
Thank you for your attention!