2. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
• We use the present continuous to talk
about actions that are happening now,
at the moment.
John is sending Mary a text message.
3. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
• I am eatingI am eating
• You are eatingYou are eating
• He is eatingHe is eating
• She is eatingShe is eating
• It is eatingIt is eating
• We are eatingWe are eating
• You are eatingYou are eating
• They are eatingThey are eating
‘be’ + verb + ing
Affirmative form
4. Interrogative + short answersInterrogative + short answers
Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he working?
Is she working?
Is it working?
Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?
Yes, I amYes, I am // No, I am notNo, I am not
Yes, I am /Yes, I am / No, INo, I’’m notm not
Yes, he isYes, he is / No, he isn’t/ No, he isn’t
Yes, she is /Yes, she is / No,No, sshhee isn’tisn’t
Yes, it is / No, it isn’tYes, it is / No, it isn’t
Yes, we areYes, we are / No, we aren’t/ No, we aren’t
Yes, we areYes, we are / No, we aren’t/ No, we aren’t
Yes, they areYes, they are // No, they aren’tNo, they aren’t
5. Negative FormNegative Form
I’m not working
You aren’t working
He isn’t working
She isn’t working
It isn’t working
We aren’t working
You aren’t working
They aren’t working
6. He is eating. Is he eating?He is eating. Is he eating?
14. Spelling rulesSpelling rules
- Most verbs add – ing. Ex:Walk-walking, read-reading, try-
trying, lay- laying
- Verbs ending in –e: eliminate e + ing. Take-taking
- Verbs ending in –ie: change ie to y + ing. Lie-lying
- Verbs ending with vowel + consonant + vowel, double the
last consonant + –ing. Get-getting, run-running
15. Students book page 20Students book page 20
Exercise 2: Look at the verbs in the blue
box. What is the –ing form of the verbs?
put-putting
cook-cooking
sleep-sleeping
tidy-tidying
make-making
help-helping
fight-fighting
play-playing
climb-climbing
look-looking