o Present Continuous
Q Listen and repeat.
He is reading a
newspaper. She is
bringing the salad.
The children are
fighting. The cat is
eating the chicken.
a ---- -
Affirmative i
Negative
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Long form Short form
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Long form I Shortform
I am working I'm working I am not working I'm not working
You are working I
You're working You are not working You aren't working
He is working He's working He is not working He isn't working
She is working She's working She is not working She isn't working
It is working It's working It is not working It isn't working
We are working We're working We are not working We aren't working
You are working You're working You are not working You aren't working
They are working They're working They are not working They aren't working
We use the present continuous for actions happening now. I
Spelling
work - working open - opening play - playing walk - walking
BUT
danc,- - dancing run - running lie -lying
How do we form the present continuous? Choose.
A subject + be (am, is, are) + verb -ing
B subject + be (am, is, are) + verb
Add -ing to the verbs.
1 walk ..... V1ialking ..... : 5 give ................. .. 9 tell ................... .
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2 read .................. : 6 sit .................... .
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10 go ..............•.•...
3 swim .................. 1 7 open ................. . 11 dig ................... .
4 eat .................... : 8 close ................. . 12 finish ................. .
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Present Continuous "
Circle the correct item.
Jenny@ / are helping her mum now. 6 I am / are doing my homework.
2 You am / are visiting your grandma at the 7 It is / are raining today.
moment. 8 Our mum is / are cooking dinner.
3 The girls am / are having breakfast at present. 9 The birds am / are singing.
4 My dad is / are sleeping on the sofa. 10 My friends is / are playing tennis at the
5 We is / are walking to school now. moment.
Write the sentences in the negative.
I'm reading a book. 5 We're watching TV.
.t:rn. nat.(({,fIding lJ . q(Jp.k....... ·....................................
2 Bill is playing a computer game. 6 The boys are writing in their notebooks.
· .................................... ·....................................
3 The boy is running. 7 It's snowing now.
·.................................... · ....................................
4 Your dad is driving his car. 8 Helen is laughing at the moment.
·.................................... .....................................
Look at the pictures. Match and write sentences.
OJ Grandpa / sleep D Sally / cry
D Fatimah / listen to music D Jane and Nora / dance
D Anna and Jose / cook D Father / dig in the garden
2 ..................... . 3 ..................... .
4 ••...•.•••••.••...•••• 5 ..................... . 6 ..................... .
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Present Continuous
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences as in the example:
playing / he's / violin / the 4 me / aren't / listening / you / to .
He~ .piayiJ1@ .t/;[Link] .......... : ..
2 school/going / we're / to 5 playing / is / he / the / guitar
3 aren't / they / the / playing / in / park 6 isn't / he / sleeping
.......................................
Circle five differences. Write sentences.
In picture B ...
1 .Mike. j;;(/.'t. pJ~yj (16. the.v,ialitJ. H~:f7 .p[qyitJ0. th~ .g /j it~r•........................
2 ••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••..•••••••• I ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
3
4 •..••••..............••...•.•••..•....•••...••..•..•......•••......•...•.•...••.•
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Interrogative Questions Short answers
Am I working? Yes, I am.
Are you working?
Are you working? No, I'm not.
Is he working?
Yes, he/she/it is.
Is she working? Is he/she/it working?
No, he/she/it isn't.
. orking? ----I
orking? Yes, they are.
. ? Are they working?
g. No, they aren't.
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Present Continuous
Answer the questions.
1 Is he sleeping? 2 Is she driving? 3 Is it running?
Y~;i . b~. i~ .. ........... .
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4 Are you sending an email? 5 Are they listening to music? : 6 Is he playing the piano?
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Write the questions and answers.
1 he / eat / a cake , 2 they / play / with a kite 3 he / drive / a car
l~. b~. ~tltlr}~ .......... :,
t" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?. :'
~ kCJ ,,(:. ...................... ? ...................... ?
NQ~ hc;.if5.t1:t........... .
H~:fj .t:~tjt:le. ~ .[Link]~~r.
4 she / pick / flowers 5 they / sing 6 she / cook / chicken
...................... ? ...................... ? ...................... ?
........................
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Present Continuous
We usually use the following time expressions with the present continuous: now, at
the moment, at present, today. We also use the following imperatives with the present
continuous: Look! Listen!
Fill in the correct form of the verbs. Circle the time expressions and
imperatives.
It's winter but it 1) . .i£w:t. ~[Link] . (not/snow) Qoday) The children 2) ......•..••..•.•...•..
(not/ play) in the house now. They're in the garden. At the moment, Ben 3) .•.....•.......•......
(not/ride) his bike. He 4) .•.........•••...•• (throw) snowballs! The girls 5) .....•..•••••.....
(make) a snowman. Look! The girls 6) .•...•..........•.......•...... (not/wear) their scarves.
Their scarves are on the snowman! Can you see Mum? Listen! She 7) .................... (sing)!
Let's mime!
Mime an action. Your friends try to guess
what you're doing.
Student 1: What am I doing?
Student 2: Are you playing basketball?
Student 1: Yes, I am. Your turn now.
Present Continuous
Fill in the correct form of the verbs. Then find Mark in the picture.
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Dear Mum,
We 1) . •,;Ire. Mvln@ .. (have) lovely
weather today. The sun 2) .............. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .. (shine). I 3) •••••••••.••
. . . . . . . . . . . . .. (wear) my favourite T-shirt
and shorts. Ahmed and I 4) ••••••••••••••
(sit) under trees. We 5) .............. ..
............... (eat) ice cream and we
6) • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • •• (listen) to
music!
I love this place!
Love,
Mark
Mark is number ..... .
Choose another boy from the picture. Complete the letter.
I'm number ....... .
Dear ..... ".......... ,
We ................................. : . ". """". """""""""""""". """"""""... .
I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" " " " " " " " " " " " "
I love this place!
o Present Simple
QI Listen and repeat.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
I feed the bees, I water the trees,
And I plant my potatoes in a row.
Affirmative
-t- - Long form
Negati~e
I Short form
------- - - ---
I work I I do not work I don't work
You work You do not work I You don't work
He works He does not work He doesn't work
She works She does not work She doesn't work
It works It does not work It doesn't work
We work We do not work We don't work
You work YOU do not work You don't work
They work
l They do _not work They don't work
Read the rhyme and tick (.I).
1 Mary feeds the dog. I
I 2 She waters the trees.
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Yes, she does. D I
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Yes, she does. D
No, she doesn't. D I
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No, she doesn't. D
Spelling
I work - he works I sing - he sings
BUT
Verbs ending in -ss, -sh , -ch, -x, -0 ....... -es : Verbs ending in consonant + -y ....... -ies
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I wash - he washes I go - he goes : I cry - he cries BUT I play - he plays
We use the present simple for permanent actions, routines and repeated actions.1
Time Expressions with Present Simple
. once a week, twice a week, every day, every morning, every year, on Mondays, at noon, in the
evening, etc.
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Present Simple
f\
tl211t Write the verbs in the correct columns. Listen and check. Listen and
repeat.
GIese play march need carry watch
wash go work help skate take
IfI, 1kI, Ipl, It! lsI, III, lijl, Id3I, Iz/ after other sounds
........ . Ie; la£7~;3. .•..•.•..
Fill in the correct form of the verbs. Then match the sentences to the pictures.
play go wear drink help
11 E Mike .. In "e;5. . basketball.
12 My brother and I •.•..•... to school at 8 o'clock.
13 Carlos •.•.••... the guitar very well.
14 We .•.••..•. our mum with the cooking.
15 I ......••• milk for breakfast.
16 My mum ••••.•••• a uniform at work.
Complete the sentences.
Long Form Short Form
She ... .ciOr:.s. lJQt. ... speak Italian. She ••... d.p.t<f?t1.'t••••• speak Italian.
2 They ................. go to school. They . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. go to school.
3 We ...•...•.•...... swim very well. We ............••... swim very well.
4 He .......•.... watch TV every day. He ........••. ~. watch TV every day.
5 you ...........•.... live in England. You ............•... live in England.
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