1. Am/Is/Are + (verb)-ing
Affirmative Form Negative Form Interrogative Form
I am playing I am not playing Am I playing
You are playing You are not playing Are you playing
He is playing He is not playing Is he playing
She is playing She is not playing Is she playing
It is playing It is not playing Is it playing
We are playing We are not playing Are we playing
You are playing You are not playing Are you playing
They are playing They are not playing Are they playing
Pay attention!
Short answers:
Yes, I am.
Yes, he/she/it/ is.
- vowel + consonant+ -ing:
Yes, you/we/they/are.
sit –sitting
No, I’m not.
- -e + -ing
No, he/she/it/ isn’t.
No, you/we/they/ aren’t.
come – coming
2. A - Write the –ing form of the verbs and then put them in the right table
start
read + -ing -e + -ing Double consonant
live + -ing
talk
bake
stop
watch
drive
hit
B - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present
continuous, using the verbs in brackets:
1. Martha ________________________ (cook) dinner.
2. Tim __________________________ (sleep).
3. Ann and Clare ____________________ (do) homework.
4. They _______________________ (watch) TV.
5. Sarah ______________________ (swim).
6. We ________________________ (have) breakfast.
3. C – Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
1- We are going to the beach this weekend.
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2- Tom is studying for the Maths test.
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3- His sister is listening to music.
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4- My parents are working.
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5- She is having a cup of tea.
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6- Mr. and Mrs. Dooley are flying to Paris.
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D – Complete the questions using the verbs in brackets in the present
continuous.
1- ________ Tony ________ (play) chess?
2- What _________ they _________ (do) in the garden?
3- __________ you __________ (go) to the cinema with Mark?
4- _________ she __________ (run) in the rain?
5- __________ the dog ___________ (chase) the cat, again?
6- ___________ Josh and Kim __________ (travel) abroad?
