Present continuous:

Form

Meaning and use

English pre-intermediate level

Do you have friends/colleagues/relatives in

different parts of the world?

Warm-up

Hamburg Germany

Hanoi Vietnam

Santiago Chile

Tokyo Japan

Luanda Angola

New York the USA

Where do they live?

Warm-up

What are they doing?

Warm-up

What is Gerard Butler doing?

act

Warm-up

What are Chiara and Bruno doing?

present

Present continuous

We use the present continuous to talk about

an activity in progress now.

Ex.

Monique is having lunch with a colleague.

They are discussing a new project.

Alvaro is visiting the warehouse.

Tania and Becky are talking about their boss.

Present continuous Affirmative

SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING COMPLEMENT

I am

m discussing

driving

writing

a new project.

home.

an email.

We

You

They

are

re

He

She

is

s

Present continuous Interrogative

SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING COMPLEMENT SHORT ANSWERS

Am I

discussing

writing

a new project?

an email?

Yes, they are.

No, they arent.

Yes, he is.

No, he isnt.

Are

we

you

they

Is he

she

Present continuous Interrogative

WH-WORDS SUBJECT VERB BE V-ING ANSWER

(Who,

what,

where,

when,

how, why,

etc.)

am I

discussing?

About a project.

At the office.

are

we

you

they

is he

She

Present continuous Negative

SUBJECT VERB BE NOT V-ING COMPLEMENT

I am

m

not

(isnt arent)

discussing a new project.

We

You

They

are

re

He

She

is

s

Present continuous Spelling rules

CASE VERB EXAMPLE

1 Discuss, meet Discussing, meeting

2 Hope, make Hoping, making

3 Agree, see Agreeing, seeing

4 Die, lie Dying, lying

5 Run, stop Running, stopping

6 Answer, offer Answering, offering

7 Admit, prefer Admitting, preferring

Present continuous (Form exercises)

Affirmative Negative Question

I I am working.

You You are jumping.

He He is not dreaming.

She Is she sleeping?

It It is snowing.

We Are we singing?

You You are not fighting.

They Are they reading?

Complete the table with the correct form of the verb

Present continuous (Form exercises)

Present continuous (Exercises)

Put the verbs into the present continuous:

Present continuous (Exercises)

Put the verbs into the present continuous:

Useful vocabulary

Use these expressions to talk about where your

colleagues are:

At work

Working at home

Out of the office

Out to lunch

Ill and off work

In a meeting

On holiday

On a business trip