PRESENT CONTINUOUS
He is doing athletics.
He isn’t doing judo.
Is he doing yoga? - Yes, he is./No, he isn’t.
Remember!
- When a verb ends in -e, we leave out the -e when we add -ing.
move + -ing » moving - When a one-syllable verb ends in a single vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant.
swim + -ing» swimming sit + -ing » sitting stop+ -ing » stopping - When a verb ends in -ie, it turns into -y in front of the ending -ing.
lie + -ing » lying
When do we use present continuous?
The present continuous is used when we talk about:
- actions in progress now, or around now
- for arranged actions in the future.
WHEN?
(Time expressions)
now, at this moment, today, this week, these days...
A Let’s practise!
A1 Spelling mistakes. Sort the ‘-ing’ forms, and correct the mistakes.
A2 Positive sentence
A3 Questions and negative sentences
A4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.