Present Continuous

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

ACTIVITIES IN PROGRESS

ENGLISH 2

Verbs in “–ing” ending

•ACTIONS

•VERBS

=

COMER >> COMIENDO / EAT >> EATING

EAT

EATING

READ

READING

SLEEP

SLEEPING

WRITE

WRITING

WALK

WALKING

LAUGH

LAUGHING

CLAP

CLAPPING

PUSH

PUSHING

RUN

RUNNING

FLY

FLYING

CRY

CRYING

PULL

PULLING

DANCE

DANCING

WAVE

WAVING

KICK

KICKING

TOUCH
TOUCHING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 1:

• A CONSONANT + -E

• DROP THE –E AND ADD -ING

•SMILE

•SMILING

•WRITE
•WRITING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 2:

• ONE VOWEL + ONE CONSONANT

• DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD -ING

•SIT

•SITTING

•RUN
•RUNNING

EXCEPTION TO RULE 2: DO NOT DOUBLE “W”, “X” AND “Y”.

FIX

SNOW

SAY

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 3:
•TWO VOWELS + ONE CONSONANT

•ADD –ING DO NOT DOUBLE THE CONSONANT

•READ

•READING

•RAIN
•RAINING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 4:
• TWO CONSONANTS
• ADD –ING DO NOT DOUBLE THE CONSONANT

•STAND

•STANDING

•PUSH
•PUSHING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

-THE STRESS-

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 5:
• TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS

• STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

•VISIT
•VISITING

•OFFER
•OFFERING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

-THE STRESS-

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 5:
• TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS
• STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE, “DOUBLE

THE CONSONANT”.

•PREFER
•PREFERRING

•ADMIT
•ADMITTING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 6:
• “-Y” ENDING

• IF THE VERB ENDS IN –Y KEEP THE -Y

•PLAY

•PLAYING

•STUDY

•STUDYING

•ENJOY
•ENJOYING

•WORRY

•WORRYING

SPELLING OF “-ING”

• END OF THE VERB

• ING FORM

• RULE 7:

• -IE ENDING

• CHANGE THE –IE TO –Y AND ADD -ING

•DIE

•DYING

•TIE
•TYING

THE VERB TO BE

• VERB TO BE

(SER / ESTAR)

I AM

YOU ARE

HE IS

SHE IS

IT IS

SINGULAR

3rd

1st

2nd

YO ESTOY
TÚ ESTÁS

ÉL
ELLA ESTÁ
ESO

I’M

WE ARE

YOU ARE

THEY ARE

PLURAL

YOU’RE

HE’S

SHE’S

IT’S

NOSOTROS ESTAMOS

USTEDES ESTÁN

ELLOS
ELLAS ESTÁN

WE’RE
YOU’RE

THEY’RE

• I’M WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

BE + ING

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE

THE STRUCTURE

SUBJECT

TO BE

-ING VERB

(COMPLEMENT)

(TIME EXPRESSION)

+

+

+

+

• RITA’S WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

• YOU’RE WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

WHAT ARE THE ANIMALS DOING?

WHAT ARE THE ANIMALS DOING?

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE

• I’M WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW.

• RITA’S WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

• YOU’RE WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

• I’M NOT WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW.

• RITA’S NOT WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW
• RITA ISN’T WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

• YOU’RE NOT WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW
• YOU AREN’T WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

• YES / NO QUESTION

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTION

YOU WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

ARE
?

YES,

NO,

I AM.

I’M NOT.

• RITA’S WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

RITA WRITING IN CLASS RIGHT NOW

IS
?

YES,

NO,

SHE IS.
SHE ISN’T.

• INFORMATION QUESTION

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTION

WH - QUESTIONS

WH

WH

AT

ERE WHEN WH O WH Y

WHICH H OW

WHAT IS RITA DOING ?

• RITA’S WRITING.

WHERE IS SHE WRITING?

• IN CLASS.

WHO IS WRITING?

• RITA.

Listen to Beth's phone
conversation with her
brother. Is she telling the
truth?

Listen to six false
sentences about Alice,
Tony, Kate, Tim, Beth, and
Ellie. Correct them.