Present Continuous (Progressive) Form Affirmative

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)
FORM
Affirmative:
Subject + verb to be + main verb + ING + complement
Example: I am working at the office / she is listening to music / you are cutting paper
Negative:
Subject + verb to be + not + main verb + ING + complement
Example: I am not working at the office / she is not listening to music / you are not cutting paper
Interrogative:
(wh question) Verb to be + Subject + main verb + ING + complement + ?
Example: Is she listening to music?/ Are you cutting paper? / What are you doing in the house?
Short answers:
Yes, I am No, I am not
Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/it is not
Yes, you/we/they are No, you/we/they are not
USE
We use the present continuous:
 To talk about things that are happening now, at the moment we speak.
A: What are you doing?

B: I´m writing an e-mail.
We´re leaving now. Goodbye.

The bus is coming.
 To talk about things that are happening now, but not exactly at the moment we speak.
My brother is looking for a job at the moment.

You are spending a lot of money these days.
 To talk about something we have already arranged or planned to do in the future.

We often give the future time (tomorow, in July, on Saturday, this afternoon, next week, etc…)
A: What are you doing on Saturday morning?

B: I´m meeting a friend.
We´re visiting our grandparents next weekend.

My sister is starting a new job next Monday.
IMPORTANT
Some verbs are not used in the present continuous. They are normally used in the simple forms.
Some of the most important ones are:
LIKE KNOW LOVE HATE UNDERSTAND
BELIEVE MEAN REMEMBER WANT PREFER

I am liking tennis > I like tennis.
Are you knowing Maria? > Do you know Maria?.
SPELLING RULES
1. With most verbs we add -ing.

go > going
play > playing
work > working
2. If the verb ends in consonant + -e we delete the -e and add -ing.

come > coming live > living
move > moving have > having
*Exception: be > being see> seeing
3. If the verb ends in -ie, we change -ie to -ying.

die > dying
lie > lying
4. If the verb is monosyllable and ends in one consonant + one vowel + one consonant ,we double the consonant.
get > getting
run > running
shop > shopping
sit > sitting
put > putting
*Exceptions:
a) When the verb ends in one vowel + -y, -w or -x ,we just add -ing.
play > playing
snow > snowing
mix > mixing
1. Write the -ing form of each verb in the correct column
ask begin behave close come cut forget get go live look make play please put raise read
ride ring run set shop stay study swim take think try win write
Cook / cooking Drive/ driving Stop / stopping
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2. What are they doing? Look at the picture and write sentences. There are some verbs in the box that will help you.
3. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers using the Present continuous, as in the example.
4. Fill in the blanks writing the verb in the present Continuous.
A) You ________________________ (listen) to the music.
B) He ___________________ ( cry).
C) I ___________________ ( swim) in the swimming pool.
D) Susan ___________________ (wait) for her daughter.
E) ___________________ she ___________________ (watch) TV?
F) Who ___________________ he ___________________ (kiss)?
G) Her husband ___________________ (not/ Cook) diner.
H) Tim ___________________ ( not / sing) a song.
I) My brother ___________________ (not/ do) his homework.
J) ___________________ your mother ___________________ (work) today?
K) Mary and Sue ___________________ (Play) tennis.
L) Tim and Jim ___________________ (not/ swim) in the lake.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

A: What are you doing?

We´re leaving now. Goodbye.

My brother is looking for a job at the moment.

 To talk about something we have already arranged or planned to do in the future.

A: What are you doing on Saturday morning?

We´re visiting our grandparents next weekend.

LIKE KNOW LOVE HATE UNDERSTAND

BELIEVE MEAN REMEMBER WANT PREFER

1. With most verbs we add -ing.

2. If the verb ends in consonant + -e we delete the -e and add -ing.

3. If the verb ends in -ie, we change -ie to -ying.

1. Write the -ing form of each verb in the correct column

Cook / cooking Drive/ driving Stop / stopping

_________________ _________________ _________________

4. Fill in the blanks writing the verb in the present Continuous.

A) You ________________________ (listen) to the music.

C) I ___________________ ( swim) in the swimming pool.

D) Susan ___________________ (wait) for her daughter.

E) ___________________ she ___________________ (watch) TV?

F) Who ___________________ he ___________________ (kiss)?

G) Her husband ___________________ (not/ Cook) diner.

H) Tim ___________________ ( not / sing) a song.

I) My brother ___________________ (not/ do) his homework.

J) ___________________ your mother ___________________ (work) today?

K) Mary and Sue ___________________ (Play) tennis.

L) Tim and Jim ___________________ (not/ swim) in the lake.

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_________ _ _________

E) _ she _ (watch) TV?

F) Who _ he _ (kiss)?

J) _ your mother _ (work) today?