1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2. The use of the present continuous tense
•The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the
time of speaking.
Example:
•Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath)
•What are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don't
you know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning
English.
•The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but
hasn’t finished yet, even if we can’t see it now.
Example:
•I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I am not
necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet
THERE ARE MORE USES,
BUT WE’LL SEE THEM SOME OTHER TIME.

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRM.
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
AM
ARE
IS
IS
IS
ARE
ARE
ARE
PLAYING
DRIVING
JUMPING
READING
EATING
STUDYING
DOING
SINGING
GOLF.
YOUR DAD’S CAR.
ON THE SOFA.
A MAGAZINE.
A MOUSE.
FOR THE TEST.
YOUR HOMEWORK.
CARROLS.

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
NEG.
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
AM
ARE
IS
IS
IS
ARE
ARE
ARE
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
PLAYING
DRIVING
JUMPING
READING
EATING
STUDYING
DOING
SINGING
GOLF.
YOUR DAD’S CAR.
ON THE SOFA.
A MAGAZINE.
A MOUSE.
FOR THE TEST.
YOUR HOMEWORK.
CARROLS.

5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
AM
ARE
IS
IS
IS
ARE
ARE
ARE
PLAYING
DRIVING
JUMPING
READING
EATING
STUDYING
DOING
SINGING
GOLF.
YOUR DAD’S CAR.
ON THE SOFA.
A MAGAZINE.
A MOUSE.
FOR THE TEST.
YOUR HOMEWORK.
CARROLS.

6. SHORT ANSWERS
YES,
I
AM
NO,
I
’M NOT
YES,
YOU
ARE
NO,
YOU
AREN’T
YES,
HE
IS
NO,
HE
ISN’T
YES,
SHE
IS
NO,
SHE
ISN’T
YES,
IT
IS
NO,
IT
ISN’T
YES,
WE
ARE
NO,
WE
AREN’T
YES,
YOU
ARE
NO,
YOU
AREN’T
YES,
THEY
ARE
NO,
THEY
AREN’T

7. TIME EXPRESSIONS
NOW
RIGHT NOW
AT THE MOMENT
TODAY
THIS WEEK
THESE DAYS
REMEMBER
USUALLY AT THE END OF
THE SENTENCE
IF NOT, AT THE BEGINNING

8. VERBS THAT ARE NOT NORMALLY
USED IN CONTINUOUS FORMS
Senses / Perception
feel*, hear, see*, smell, taste
Opinion
believe, suppose, think*
Mental states
forget, imagine, know, mean, notice, recognise, remember, understand
Emotions / desires
dislike, hate, hope, like, love, mind, prefer, want
Measurement
contain, cost, hold, measure, weigh
Others
be (in most cases), have (when it means to possess)*, own

9. SPELLING RULES FOR ADDING
-ING
ONE SYLLABLE VERBS ENDING IN 1 VOWEL + 1 CONSONANT
DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT
RUN
RUNNING
SWIM SWIMMING
CUT
CUTTING
IF THE VERB HAS 2 SYLLABLES AND THE STRESS IS IN THE LAST ONE,
DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT TOO
BEGIN BEGINNING
VERBS ENDING IN L, DOUBLE THE L
TRAVEL
TRAVELLING
CANCEL
VERBS ENDING IN SILENT E, DROP THIS LAST E
LOVE LOVING
MAKE MAKING
HAVE
VERBS ENDING IN IE, CHANGE IT TO Y
DIE
DYING LIE
LYING
CANCELLING
HAVING

10. SPELLING RULES FOR ADDING
-ING
ONE SYLLABLE VERBS ENDING IN 1 VOWEL + 1 CONSONANT
DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT
RUN
RUNNING
SWIM SWIMMING
CUT
CUTTING
IF THE VERB HAS 2 SYLLABLES AND THE STRESS IS IN THE LAST ONE,
DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT TOO
BEGIN BEGINNING
VERBS ENDING IN L, DOUBLE THE L
TRAVEL
TRAVELLING
CANCEL
VERBS ENDING IN SILENT E, DROP THIS LAST E
LOVE LOVING
MAKE MAKING
HAVE
VERBS ENDING IN IE, CHANGE IT TO Y
DIE
DYING LIE
LYING
CANCELLING
HAVING