Present ContinuousDone by: Maram

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Outline

• Present Continuous VS. Simple Present

• Forming Sentences.

• Forming Questions.

Simple VS. Continuous

Simple Present Present Continuous

Something was true in the past, is true in the

present and will be true in the future.

Expresses an activity that is in progress at the

moment of speaking.

Simple VS. Continuous

Simple Present AdverbsPresent Continuous

Adverbs

• Now.• Right now.• At the moment.• Today.• This week (month, year).• These days.• Currently.• Nowadays.

Adverbs Other Time Expressions

Always All the timeUsually Most of the timeOften In generalGenerally As a ruleFrequently Once (twice, etc) a

week (month, etc).Sometimes From time to timeOccasionally (every) now and thenSeldom Off and onRarely Once in a whileHardly ever  Almost never  never  

Example

He is skating now.

He skates every day.

• AFFIRMATIVE.NEGATIVE.LONG & CONTRACTED FORMS

FORMING SENTENCES:

How is it formed?Affirmative statements:

Subject Verb - be Verb + ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

I am • working• having• doing

on an assignment.

Singular:• (Sara,

Ahmad.. etc)

• (He, She, it)

is dinner.

Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

are the exercise.

How is it formed?Negative statements:

Subject Verb - be

Verb + ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

I am not • working• having• doing

on an assignment.

Singular:• (Sara, Ahmad..

etc)• (He, She, it)

is dinner.

Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

are the exercise.

Affirmative:• Long forms:

– I am studying now.– She is studying now.– They are studying now.

Long & Contracted Forms

• Contracted forms:– I’m studying now.– She’s studying now.– They’re studying now.

• Long forms:– I am studying now.– She is studying now.– They are studying now.

• Contracted forms:– I’m not studying now.– She isn’t studying now.– They aren’t studying

now.

Negative:

• FORMING YES/NO QUESTIONS.FORMING INFORMATION QUESTIONS.

FORMING QUESTIONS:

Yes/ No QuestionsVerb - be Subject Verb + ing Optional: the

rest of the sentence

am I • working• having• doing

on an assignment?

Is Singular:• (Sara,

Ahmad.. etc)• (He, She, it)

Dinner?

Are Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

the exercise?

Forming a question from a sentence

She is working.

1.Switch the order between the subject and the verb –be.

2.Add the question mark.

Is she working?

Short Answers, Yes/No questions

Positive answers:Subject Verb -be

Yes, I am

Singular:He, She, it

is

Plural:We, you, they

are

Short Answers, Yes/No questions

Negative answers:

Subject Verb –be + not

No,I am not

Singular:He, She, it

is not/ isn’t

Plural:We, you, they

are not/ aren’t

Other QuestionsQuestion word

Verb - be Subject Verb + ing Optional: the rest of the sentence

WhatWhereWhoWhyWhenHow

am I • working• having• doing

on an assignment?

Is Singular:• (Sara,

Ahmad.. etc)

• (He, She, it)

Dinner?

Are Plural:• (The

boys..etc).• (We, you,

they)

the exercise?

Forming a question from a sentence

She is working.

1.Switch the order between the subject and the verb –be.

2.Add the question word.

3.Add the question mark.

When is she working?