Present Continuous forming

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I'm sleeping
You're sleeping

I'm not sleeping

You aren't sleeping

Am I sleeping?
Are you sleeping?

He's sleeping
She's sleeping
It's sleeping

He isn't sleeping
She isn't sleeping
It isn't sleeping

Is he sleeping?
Is she sleeping?
Is it sleepingl?

We're sleeping
You're sleeping
They're sleeping

We aren't sleeping
You aren't sleeping
They aren't sleeping

Are we sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Are they sleeping?

Usually we add ing

work
stand
learn

working
standing
learning

When the verb ends in an e, we drop the e and add ing

come
have
write

coming
having
writing

If a one syllable (with only one vowel sound) verb ends in one consonant (for example p, t, r) that follows one
vowel (for example a, o, e), we double the consonant.
swim
get
stop

swimming
getting
stopping

The verb to be
I

am

He

is

She

is

It

is

We

are

You

are

They

are

Present continuous affirmative

Example : We are listening ( listen ) to radio now.
1. John

(read) a book now.

2. What

(you do) tonight?

3. Jack and Peter

(work) late today.

4. Silvia

(not listen) to music.

5. Maria

(sit) next to Paul.

6. How many other students

7. The phone

(you study) with?

(not ring).

8. The train to Glasgow

9. I

(leave) from platform 8.

(begin) to understand the Present Continuous now.

10. Sue

(work) tonight.

11. Listen! The telephone

(ring).

12. Ms. Johnson

(see) a customer at 3 o'clock.

Present continuous negative

Example: We

aren't w atching

the television.

1. My Dad

(not have) his lunch now.

2. The kids

(not study) tomorrow.

3. It

(not rain) today.

4. I

(not study) German.

5. We
(not go) to Egypt on summer holiday.
6. I ______________( not think) about you mistake.
7. You ______________(not think) about my mum now.
8. She _____________(not have) lunch now.
9. He _______________(not see) my friend tomorrow evening.
10. John _____________(not speak) German.
11. We_____________(not walk) to work.
12. They ___________( not play) tennis.

Present continuous interrogative ( question)

Example:

Are you listening

(you listen) to me?

1.

(it start) to rain?

2.

(Sue study) to become a doctor?

3.

(you take) your daughter with you?

4.

(the dog play) with the kids?

5.

(they come) tonight?

6. What company
7. What class
8. Who
9. What time

(you work) for?

(they study) in?
(John shake) hands with?
(your friends come)?

10. What country

(they visit) at the moment?
11. Where ___________( you go) now?
12. What ____________( they do) there?