This presentation provide students with practice on the present continuous (present progressive). The pictures help visual students understand the use of the verb tense. The final slides provide formulas of sentence structure. This presentation replaces the well known flash-card activities and is good for language presentation and practice. Students may just say the sentences orally or also write them down for more practice.

1. Grammar practice
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

2. What are they doing?

3. What are they doing?

4. What are they doing?

5. What are they doing?

6. What is she doing?

7. What is he doing?

8. What is the dog doing?

9. These actions are in the:
A.Past
B. Present
C. Future

10. Mark the correct affirmatives
about the pictures:
A. The actions are happening at the moment.
B. The actions are a routine.
C. The actions happen with some frequency.

11. Read the sentences and answer
the question:
 They are playing football.
 She is watching TV.
 He is doing the homework.
The sentences are in the:
A. Present simple
B. Present continuous
C. Present perfect

12. Present Continuous
 What are the rules for the present
continuous?
 Something is happening now / at the moment
 Use verb TO BE + ING
 Example: I am wearing jeans and T-shirt

13. Formulas
 Affirmative formula:
 Subject + Be + Verb + ING + blablabla
 We are having class.
 Negative formula formula:
 Subject + Be + not + Verb + ING + blablabla
 We are not playing games now.
 Affirmative formula:
 Be + Subject + Verb + ING + blablabla
 Are you watching a movie?