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1 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEWhat is he doing?He s playing football PRESENT progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an , WHAT ARE YOU DOING?I M FLYING !!!THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEIam mplayingYouWe Theyare reHeSheItis sAFFIRMATIVE: PlayTHE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEIs he playing football now? No, he isn t. He is PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEINTERROGATIVE:PlayNEGATIVE: PlayAmIplaying?AreyouwetheyIshesheitIam not m notplayingYouWe Theyare notaren tHeSheItis notisn tWHAT IS SHE DOING?drawShe is drawing a + ing (spelling rules)listen + ing = listeningdie (-ie y)+ ing = dyingwrite+ ing = writinghop+ p+ ing = hoppingtravel+ l+ ing = travellingMake ingforms of each verb ingformsbeginningrubbinglisteninglyingsw immingstudyinghappeninggettingusingadmit tingtryingdecidingcomingputtingA single, silent eat the end of the word is dropped before : come comingBut: eeat the end of the word is not changedexample: agree agreeingThe final consonant after a short, stressed vowel is doubled before ing.

2 Example: sit-sittingThe final consonant after the second stressed syllable is doubled before ing: example: begin-beginningThe letter l as final consonant after a vowel is always doubled before ing. example: travel -travellingMind: This applies only for British English; in American English there is usually only one ieat the end of a word becomes ybefore : lie -lyingThe PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE is used which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. NowI mdoingthe washing up.

3 She is workingvery hard situations. I mstayingwith a friend at the THAT ARE HAPPENINGAT PRESENT (1)They are dancing right SITUATIONS (2)They normally play this week they are skating. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSETIME EXPRESSIONS:Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this are throwing snowballs nowPresent Simple or PRESENT CONTINUOUS ?1. (You / come) _____ tonight?2. (He / eat) _____ rice every day?3. I (work) _____ at the (He / come) _____ to London often?5. He (play) _____ tennis (You / come) _____ to the cinema later?to the party 7.

4 They (not / come) _____ to the He (not / play) _____ golf (You / play) _____ tennis this Sunday?10. They (go) _____ to a restaurant every She (not / go) _____ to the cinema very :1. Are you coming tonight?2. Does he eat rice every day?3. I am working at the Does he come to London often?5. He is playing tennis Are you coming to the cinema later?7. They aren't coming to the party He isn't playing golf Are you playing tennis this Sunday?10. They go to a restaurant every She doesn't go to the cinema very often.