PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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USE

WE USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO EXPRESS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING.

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WE NEED THE VERB TO-BE

IS

AM

ARE

HESHE IT

WEYOU THEY

THE MAIN VERBGOES WITH -ING ENDING!!!

rules to add -ING

01

to MOST VERBS add -ING

WORK - WORKINGCLEAN - CLEANING

02

VERBS ENDING IN -E DELATE IT AND add -ING

DANCE - DANCINGMAKE - MAKING

03

VERBS ENDING IN -IE CHANGE TO -Y AND add -ING

LIE - LYINGTIE - TYING

ONE SYLLABLES VERBS ENDING IN -CONSONANT - VOWEL -CONSONANT DOUBLE LAST CONSONAT AND Add-ING

04

CUT - CUTTINGSWIM - SWIMMING

LONG VERBS ENDING IN -CONSONANT - VOWEL -CONSONANT CHECK THE STRESS!!

05

LISTEN - LISTENINGFORGET - FORGETTING

STRUCTURE

AMIS ARE

PERSONALPRONOUN

COMPLEMENT

MAIN VERBWITH -ING

ENGLISH

AM

STUDYING

MY MOM

TAKING

PHOTOS

IS

ARE

MY SIBLINGS

TIK TOKS

MAKING

FOR NEGATIVES WE USE NOT

AM NOTI´M NOT

IS NOTISN´T

ARE NOTAREN´T

NEGATIVES

1. I AM NOT LEARNING FRENCH.
2. MY SISTER ISN´T WORKING AS AN ACTRESS.
3. MY DOGS AREN´T EATING CROQUETTES.
4. MY FRIENDS AREN´T WATCHING NETFLIX.
5. PETER IS NOT COOKING TODAY.

FOR INTERROGATIVES WE INVERT THE SUBJECT AND TO-BE

AM IARE YOU IS HE IS SHE IS IT ARE WE ARE THEY

INTERROGATIVES

1. IS MARY FLYING TODAY?
2. ARE MY PARENTS TRAVELING TO CANADA?
3. AM I DOING A GOOD JOB?
4. IS MY DOG WALKING IN THE YARD?
5. ARE MY COUSINS COMING THIS HOLIDAY?

TIME EXPRESSIONS

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TIME EXPRESSIONS IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• NOW
• RIGHT NOW
• IN THIS MOMENT
• AT THE MOMENT
• TODAY
• LOOK!
• LISTEN!
• WATCH!

THEY CAN GO AT THE BEGINING OR AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE!!!

EXAMPLES

1. LOOK! EMMA IS DANCING.
2. I AM HAVING CLASSES IN THIS MOMENT.
3. TODAY, MY DAD IS HAVING A PARTY.
4. WE ARE DOING THE HOMEWORK RIGHT NOW.
5. IN THIS MOMENT, SAM IS TAKING A SHOWER

LET´S PRACTICE!

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Write your SENTENCES

• I - DO - EXERCISE
• MY CAT - RUN - OUTSIDE
• SUSUIE - NOT- MAKE - A CAKE
• ROBERT AND I - NOT -STUDY - TOGETHER
• MY PHONE - WORK - WELL- ?

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