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Present continuous:

Form
Meaning and use
English pre-intermediate level
Do you have friends/colleagues/relatives in
different parts of the world?



Warm-up
Hamburg Germany
Hanoi Vietnam
Santiago Chile
Tokyo Japan
Luanda Angola
New York the USA



Where do they live?
Warm-up
What are they doing?
Warm-up
What is Gerard Butler doing?
act
Warm-up
What are Chiara and Bruno doing?
present
Present continuous
We use the present continuous to talk about
an activity in progress now.

Ex.
Monique is having lunch with a colleague.
They are discussing a new project.
Alvaro is visiting the warehouse.
Tania and Becky are talking about their boss.

Present continuous
Affirmative
SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING COMPLEMENT
I
am
m
discussing


driving


writing
a new project.


home.


an email.
We
You
They
are
re
He
She
is
s
Present continuous
Interrogative
SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING COMPLEMENT SHORT ANSWERS
Am I




discussing


writing




a new project?


an email?


Yes, they are.
No, they arent.

Yes, he is.
No, he isnt.
Are
we
you
they
Is
he
she
Present continuous
Interrogative
WH-WORDS SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING ANSWER
(Who,
what,
where,
when,
how, why,
etc.)
am I
discussing?
About a project.

At the office.
are
we
you
they
is
he
She
Present continuous
Negative
SUBJECT VERB BE NOT V-ING COMPLEMENT
I
am
m
not

(isnt
arent)
discussing a new project.
We
You
They
are
re
He
She
is
s
Present continuous
Spelling rules
CASE VERB EXAMPLE
1 Discuss, meet Discussing, meeting
2 Hope, make Hoping, making
3 Agree, see Agreeing, seeing
4 Die, lie Dying, lying
5 Run, stop Running, stopping
6 Answer, offer Answering, offering
7 Admit, prefer Admitting, preferring
Present continuous (Form exercises)
Affirmative Negative Question
I I am working.
You You are jumping.
He He is not dreaming.
She Is she sleeping?
It It is snowing.
We Are we singing?
You You are not fighting.
They Are they reading?
Complete the table with the correct form of the verb
Present continuous (Form exercises)
Present continuous (Exercises)
Put the verbs into the present continuous:
Present continuous (Exercises)
Put the verbs into the present continuous:
Useful vocabulary
Use these expressions to talk about where your
colleagues are:
At work
Working at home
Out of the office
Out to lunch
Ill and off work
In a meeting
On holiday
On a business trip

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