This document provides instruction on how to use the present continuous tense in English. It explains that the present continuous is used to talk about actions that are happening now, at the moment, or today. It gives the affirmative form of the tense using am, are, and is with a verb plus -ing. Examples are provided of asking what someone is doing now using this tense. The negative and interrogative forms are also explained and examples given. Questions using who, what, where, when are discussed to ask for information in the present continuous. Pictures are included for students to practice making sentences in this tense.

1. Mrs. F B Kh
The Present
Continuous

2. Today we are going to learn
The Present
Continuous

3. We use it to talk
about actions that
are happening

4. Now
At the moment
Or
Today

5. The Affirmative
Form

6. To form it, we
use:

7. am- are- is
verb
ing

9. What are they doing
now?

10. They are playing basketball.

11. She is washing her face.

12. Two women are having coffee.

13. Grand mother is kniting a
new shirt.

14. He is snowbording.

15. Make correct
sentences

16. Children / make / snowman

17. You / talk / on the cell phone

18. Lizie / write / an e-mail

19. The boys / camp

20. Mark / eat / a sandwich

21. The athletes/ run / fast

22. Aminata / listen to/ music

23. A girl / ride / a bicycle

24. It’s your turn to speak and
write
Look at the pictures to make
and write sentences

34. The
Negative
Form

35. I
You
He
She
It
We
They
am
are
is
is
is
are
are
not
not
not
not
not
not
not
playing
writing
sleeping
cooking
raining
singing
eating

36. The boy
is not
watching
a video
film. He
is taking
photos.

37. The athlete is not walking.
He is running.

38. The
children
are not
sleeping.
They are
singing.

39. The
Interrogative
Form

40. Am
Are
Is
Is
Is
Are
Are
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
working?
driving?
swimming?
laughing?
ringing?
studying?
crying?

41. Is the
girl
swimming
?
Yes, she is.

42. Are you
writing
, Lily?
No, I am
not.

43. Are the
students
studying
?
……………………………………………………………………….

44. Is the cat
dreaming of
food?
………………………………………..

45. Is the woman
ironing the
clothes?
……………................

46. Are you listening to me,
Dany?
……………………………
………………………..

47. Information
Questions
W-H Questions

48. The Question Words
Who ? What? What? Where? When?
Person Action Object Place Time

49. Who is crying? The girl
is.
Who is laughing? The man
is.

50. The ballerinas
are.
Who are
dancing?

51. What are the
children
doing?
What are the
students
doing?
They are
playing.
They are
studying.

52. What is
he
doing?
He is washing the
car.

53. What
are the
girls
doing?
They are playing with
sand.

54. Look at the
pictures and
make questions
using « WHO »
and «WHAT »

55. Who…………
…….?
………………
………..
What………………….?
……………………………

56. What…………………………………….. ?
………………………………………………

57. What is the
vet
examining?
She is examining a dog.

58. What is
she
riding?
She is riding a
bicycle.

59. What are
they
studying
?
They are studying
Math.

60. Where are the
children
playing?
They are playing
in the beach.

61. Where are
they sleeping?
They are
sleeping on the
bed.

62. Where is
Sandy
going?
She is going to the
amusement park.

63. When
are you
coming?
I am
coming
tonight.

64. Who are you thinking
of?

65. Practise

67. The Simpson Family
Marge Homer
Lisa
Bart
Maggie

68. What are the
Simpsons doing?

69. to pick flowers
to play with the dog
to carry the food basket
to lick Bart’s face
to sit in the food basket
to have a picnic
to hold a doughnut
to reach for a doughnut
to wear beads
to smile