CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 1
Present Continuous
The Present Continuous / Progressive
The form of the present continuous tense
The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing
The affirmative forms of the present continuous:
I am
eating.
m
You, we, they are
re
He, she, it is
's
The interrogative forms of the present continuous:
Am I
eating? Are you, we, they
Is he, she, it
The negative forms of the present continuous:
I am not
eating.
m not
You, we, they are not
aren't
He, she, it is not
isn't
CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 2
Present Continuous
The use of the present continuous tense
The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening
at the time of
speaking.
Example:
o Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath)
The present continuous can also be used when an action has
started but
hasnt finished yet.
Example:
o I am reading a book; its a nice book. (It means = I am not
necessarily
reading it; I started reading it but I havent finished it
yet)
Special verbs
There are verbs that are normally not used in the present
continuous.
Examples:
Be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer,
remain, realize, see,
seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish
Exercises
Put the verbs into the present continuous:
1. Listen to the birds. They (sing) _____________________ .
2. Look at that one. It (fly) _____________________ high in the
sky.
3. The other one (play) _____________________ with a worm.
4. I feel happy because I (have) _____________________ a good
time here in these woods.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple or
present
progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) _____________________ to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) _____________________ her
handbag.
3. The handbag (be) _____________________ very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) _____________________ on black shoes but
now she (wear)
_____________________ white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) _____________________ an umbrella.
