Present Continuous Forms
- 1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affirmative Present be + (verb –ing) I am You are He / She / It is Verb -ing We are You are They are
- 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affirmative - Play Present be + playing I am You are He / She / It is playing We are You are They are
- 3. Examples • I am listening to my teacher. • You are talking to me. • Pedro is playing with me. • María is doing her homework. • The cat is sitting on the chair. • Pedro, María and I are watching TV. • “You, boys and girls, are studying English.” • Pedro and María are eating fruit.
- 4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Negative Present be + not + (verb –ing) I am ’m not You are aren’t He / She / It is isn’t not -ing We are aren’t You are aren’t They are aren’t
- 5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Negative - Play Present be + not + playing I am ‘m not You are aren’t He / She / It is isn’t not playing We are aren’t You are aren’t They are aren’t
- 6. Examples • I am not (’m not) listening to my teacher. • You are not (aren’t) talking to me. • Pedro is not (isn’t) playing with me. • María is not (isn’t) doing her homework. • The cat is not (isn’t) sitting on the chair. • Pedro, María and I are not (aren’t) watching TV. • “You, boys and girls, are not (aren’t) studying English.” • Pedro and María are not (aren’t) eating fruit.
- 7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affirmative Interrogative I am You are He / She / It is -ing ? We are You are They are
- 8. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Interrogative Am I Are you Is he / she / it -ing ? Are we Are you Are they
- 9. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Interrogative - Play Am I Are you Is he / she / it playing ? Are we Are you Are they
- 10. Examples • Am I listening to my teacher ? • Are you talking to me ? • Is Pedro playing with me ? • Is María doing her homework ? • Is the cat sitting on the chair ? • Are Pedro, María and I watching TV ? • “Are You, boys and girls, studying English ?” • Are Pedro and María eating fruit ?
- 11. Short Answers • Am I listening to my teacher ? Yes, You are /// No, you aren’t • Are you talking to me ? Yes, I am. /// No, I’m not. • Is Pedro playing with me ? Yes, he is. /// No, he isn’t. • Is María doing her homework ? Yes, she is. /// No, she isn’t. • Is the cat sitting on the chair ? Yes, it is. /// No it isn’t. • Are Pedro, María and I watching TV ? Yes, we are. /// No, we aren’t. • “Are You, boys and girls, studying English ?” Yes, we are. /// No, we aren’t. • Are Pedro and María eating fruit ? Yes, they are. /// No, they aren’t.