Present Continuous Tense in English

Presentcontinuous tense

We use the present continuous tense to talk about:

activities at the moment of speaking

Examples: I am drinking water now. The children are sleeping now. She isn´t reading a book now. They aren´t going to school now.

We use the present continuous tense to talk about:

future plans

Examples: You are having a birthday party on Saturday. She is going to London next month. They are travelling to Manchester next September.

how do we form the present continuous tense?

Affirmative sentences

am are

I You We They

-ing verb

-ing vrb

HeShe It

is

-ing verb

-ing verb

Examples: I am listening to music. She is speaking Spanish. We are playing baseball. It is raining in London.

how do we form the present continuous tense?

Negative sentences

am not are not

I You We They

-ing verb

-ing vrb

HeShe It

is not

-ing verb

-ing verb

Examples: I am not telling a story. She is not eating pizza. We are not playing chess. It is not snowing.

how do we form the present continuous tense?

Interrogative sentences

I You We They

Am Are

-ing vrb

-ing verb

HeShe It

Is

-ing verb

-ing verb

Examples: Are you going home? Is she having breakfast? Are we doing homework? Is it raining?

wh- questions

where

what

who

are you

are you

are you talking

working now?

to?

doing here?

How

when

why

are they

are you

are you

moving to London?

feeling today?

studying English?

let´s play!

Is she _________ to music right now?

listening

does

listens

Playing

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

The cat is _________ milk in a bowl.

did

thinking

drinking

drinks

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

We _________ wearing our school uniform.

is

wear

don´t

are

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

You _________ reading a new book.

are

doesn´t

read

is

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

They _________ studying Japanese at school.

study

aren´t

isn´t

don´t

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

My friend isn´t _________ pizza at the moment.

cooking

aren´t

don´t

cooks

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

It is _________ in the city.

rained

raining

rains

are

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

_________ they playing table tennis?

does

why

do

are

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

Is she _________ her car alone?

drawing

driving

drove

drives

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

Why are you _________ a letter?

write

writes

writing

is

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!

When _________ she dancing on stage?

is

what

do

are

OH NO!TRY AGAIN!