What’s happening?

What is Garfield doing here?

What do you notice about the verbs he uses?

What is the baby doing?

He is laughing.

Describe what is happening in the picture.

Describe what is happening in the picture.

What are they doing?

They are dancing.

Describe what is happening in the picture.

What are they doing?

They are playing football.

Describe the picture

What is the dog wearing?

It is wearing glasses.

‘The dog is wearing glasses.’

What do you notice about the tense?

ends in [– ing]

How many verbs are there in the sentence?

two

Why do you need this?

to describe what is happening now

The Present Continuous

What is the difference between these sentences?

He speaks Spanish.

He is speaking Spanish.

He knows how to speak this language.

He is speaking the language with someone right now.

Grammar Rules

To build the Present Continuous we need:

‘to be’ in the Present Simple + verb in the Infinitive

+ [- ing]

+ Shhhh! I am talking on the phone!

- My computer is not working.

? Are they kissing?