Lesson 9 - Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

1. Describe an action that is going on at this moment.

   • The boy is dancing now.

   • He is wearing sunglasses.

   • They are enjoying the party.

   • They aren't studying right now.

   • Are they cooking?

​Uses

We are dancing, dancing, dancing

​The present continuous tense is used to:

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an action going on at this moment?

• They play soccer on weekends.

• She is cooking dinner now.

• We are going out tomorrow.

• I watch TV every evening.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an action going on at this moment?

• We have breakfast every day.

• He is cleaning his house tonight.

• They are listening to music now.

• She likes pizza.

2. Expresss future plans.

   • Those guys are going out tomorrow evening.

   • She is buying a new drees for the date tomorrow morning.

   • He is picking her up at 7h00 PM.

   • They are going to a nice restaurant

   • They are having dinner together.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a future plan?

• They play soccer on weekends.

• She is cooking dinner now.

• We are going out tomorrow.

• I watch TV every evening.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a future plan?

• We have breakfast every day.

• He is cleaning his house tonight.

• They are listening to music now.

• She likes pizza.

Present Continuous Time Expresssions

There are some time expresssions that can help us as key words to recognize the Present Continuous Tense. They usually go at the end of the sentence.

• now

• right now

• at the moment

• at present

• currently

• today

• tonight

• this morning

• this afternoon

• this evening

• this week

• this weekend

Key ​Verbs: Look! / Listen!

Sentence Structure Present Continuous Tense

Subject + Verb be (simple present: am/is/are) + Verb-ing + Object/Complement

Affirmative:

Reorder

Reorder the following to form an Affirmative Sentence

• I

• am

• watching

• T.V.

• now

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form an Affirmative Sentence

• We

• are

• not

• having dinner

• now

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form an Affirmative Sentence

• She

• is

• visiting

• her grandma

• this weekend

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Sentence Structure Present Continuous Tense

Subject + Verb be (am/is/are) + not + Verb-ing + Object/Complement

Negative:

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Negative Sentence

• We

• are

• not

• having lunch

• now

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Negative Sentence

• He

• is

• not

• playing

• videogames

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2

3

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Negative Sentence

• Julia

• is

• not

• buying

• a new house

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Sentence Structure Present Continuous Tense

Verb be (am/is/are) + subject + Verb-ing + Object/Complement + ?

Questions:

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Question

• Are

• the children

• swimming

• in the pool

• ?

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Question

• Are

• you

• calling

• your mom

• ?

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a Question

• Is

• he

• writing

• a letter

• ?

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2

3

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Chosse the correct option to answer the question:
Are you studying English now?

• Yes, I am.

• Yes, I do.

• Yes, he is.

• No, I don't.

Multiple Choice

Chosse the correct option to answer the question:
Is your dad working right now?

• Yes, he isn't.

• Yes, he do.

• Yes, he is.

• No, I don't.

Multiple Choice

Chosse the correct option to answer the question:
Are your friends playing soccer at present?

• Yes, they isn't.

• Yes, they do.

• Yes, they is.

• No, they aren't

Multiple Choice

They ______ _______________ an ice cream

• is eating

• is eat

• are eat

• are eating

Multiple Choice

We ______ _____ _______________ shoes.

• are wearing

• is not wearing

• are not wearing

• Is wearing

Multiple Choice

He _____ __________________ a soda.

• is dreaming

• is drinking

• is drawing

• Is smiling

Multiple Choice

_________ they ________________ in a tent?

• are they sleep

• are you sliping

• are they sleeping

• are they spliting

Multiple Choice

_________ he ________________ doing homework?

• he is do

• am he doing

• are he doing

• is he doing