Time Expressions used with the Present Continuous

now at the moment at present

Spelling rules

put - putting think - thinking swim - swimmimg B U T cook - cooking run - running work - working

Add –ing to the verbs.

1. read reading 3. jump__________ 5. walk ___________

2. get __________ 4. sit____________ 6. stop ____________

write - writing dance - dancing

Add –ing to the verbs.

1. come coming 3. take __________ 5. say __________

2. make _________ 4. close _________ 6. agree ________

play - playing fly - flying

Add –ing to the verbs.

1. study studying 3. dry ___________ 5. say _________

2. pay __________ 4. cry ___________ 6. try _________

Add –ing to the verbs as in the example.

1. cut 6. sing 11. flight 16. watch

2. sit 7. make 12. clean 17. cook

3. read 8. kick 13. run 18. eat

4. drink 9. play 14. jump 19. swim

5. carry 10. do 15. sleep 20. enjoy

Ex. 10. Read the text and write the people’s names in the picture.

Then cover the text and say what the people are doing.

Pam is reading a book. Ben and Helen are sitting in the sun. Paul is kicking a ball. Mike is drinking Coke. Jenny is crying. Carol is eating an ice cream. Lane and Susan are singing. Steven and Alice are listening to the radio. Harry is sleeping. George is painting. Mary is brushing her hair.

Now ask questions based on the text above.

Is Pam reading a book? etc.

Write what they are doing now.

1. Robin Hood _______________________________________________________

2. Marion ___________________________________________________________

3. Ben ______________________________________________________________

4. Bob and Tim _______________________________________________________

5. The birds __________________________________________________________

6. The dogs __________________________________________________________

7. John ______________________________________________________________

8. Paul ______________________________________________________________

9. The butterflies ______________________________________________________

10. The frogs _________________________________________________________

Game 1

Pupils in teams look at the picture above and ask and answer questions. Each correct question or answer scores 1 point. Team A P1: Is Robin Hood sleeping? / Team B P1: No, he isn’t. He’s reading.

Ex. 11. Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Continuous”.

This is London airport. Many people 1) are waiting (wait) to go on holiday. The woman at the check-in desk 2) __________ (take) the passengers’ tickets and she 3) __________ (ask) them some questions. At “Passport Control” a man who 4) ___________ (wear) a uniform

5) _________ (look) at everyones’s passports. Some people 6) __________ (sit) on chairs and while they 7) ____________ (wait) they 8) ___________ (read) books or magazines. There is a bar where a man 9) ____________ (serve) tea and coffee. Outside, a plane 10) ______________

(take off) and another one 11) _____________ (come down). Some men 12) __________ (put) the passengers’ bags onto another plane. A man who 13) ______________ (leave) 14) ____________ (say) goodbye to the family.

Ex. 12. Look at the pictures and put the verbs into the Present Continuous.