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.

It’s 7 o’clock on Monday morning. The family is

in the kitchen.

1. Mr and Mrs West are drinking (drink) coffee.

2. Grandfather _____________ ( read) a newspaper.

3. Joe _________________________ (go) to school.

4. The cat and the dog ___________________ (eat).

It’s 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon and the

family is in the living room.

5. Mr West _____________________ (watch) TV.

6. Mrs West _______________ (talk) on the phone.

7. Joe ____________________ (do) his homework.

8. The cat and the dog _________________ (sleep).

It’s 10 o’clock on Sunday morning. The family

is in the garden.

9. Mr and Mrs West _____________ (sit) in the sun.

10. Joe and David _______________ (play) football.

11. Grandfather _____________ (listen) to the radio.

12. Grandmother ____________ (cut) some flowers.

13. The dog and the cat _________________ (fight).

First say then write, what you, your teacher and classmates are doing and wearing now.

e.g. I’m wearing a blue dress and black shoes. I’m sitting and writing. Mary is .... etc.

Game 2

Your teacher divides the class into two groups. He then asks a student (the leader) to come to the front of the class. The leader writes on a piece of paper what he / she is doing (e.g. I am swimming). The students by asking questions, try to guess. The group which finds out what is written on the paper wins 1 point.

Group A S1: Are you cooking?

Leader: No, I’m not.

Group B S1: Are you drinking water?

Leader: No, I’m not.

Group A S2: Are you swimming?

Leader: Yes, I am.

Find a picture from a magazine and write what the people in it are wearing and doing.

Ex. 13. Write negative sentences as in the example:

1. Andres is reading a newspaper. (book) He isn’t reading a book._________

2. The boys are playing with the dog. (cat) _________________________________

3. Massimo is going to school. (cinema) _________________________________

4. The teacher is talking to Mrs Huston. (Mrs Morton) ______________________________

5. The men are riding horses. (bicycles) _________________________________

6. The girl is eating an apple. (orange) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________

Ex. 14. What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

1. (I / wash / my hair) I’m not washing my hair._________________________

2. (it / snow) It is snowing._____________________________________

3. (I / sit / on a chair) ________________________________________________________

4. (I / eat) _________________________________________________________________

5. (it / rain) ________________________________________________________________

6. (I / learn / English) ________________________________________________________

7. (I / listen / to the radio) _____________________________________________________

8. (the sun / shine) ___________________________________________________________

9. (I / wear / shoes) __________________________________________________________

10. (I / smoke / a cigarette) ____________________________________________________

11. (I / read / a newspaper) ____________________________________________________

Ex. 15. Write positive or negative short answers ( Yes, I am / No, it isn’t etc.).

1. Are you watching TV? No, I’m not. 5. Are you eating something? __________

2. Are you wearing snikers? ___________ 6. Are you felling well? _______________

3. Are you wearing a hat? _____________ 7. Is the sun shining? _________________

4. Is it raining? _____________________ 8. Is your mother watching you? ________

Ex. 16. Write sentences as in example.

1. The children / have / breakfast. The children are having breakfast now.

2. She / watch TV. ____________________________________

3. They / come / out of the house. ____________________________________

4. Mary / write / a letter? ____________________________________

5. The boys / run / to school. ____________________________________

6. Mother / make / a cake. ____________________________________

7. The girls / sit / in the living room? ____________________________________

8. We / not / go / to the cinema. ____________________________________

9. Tom and Jane / sing / a song? ____________________________________

10. My brother / not / listen / to the radio. ____________________________________

11. They / clean / the house? ____________________________________

12. Jim / ride / a bicycle. ____________________________________

13. She / work / in the garden now? ____________________________________

14. My family / have / tea? ____________________________________

UNIT 3 PRESENT SIMPLE

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Long form Short form

I walk I do not walk I don’t walk Do I walk?

You walk You do not walk You don’t walk Do you walk?

He walks He does not walk He doesn’t walk Does he walk?

She walks She does not walk She doesn’t walk Does she walk?

It walks It does not walk It doesn’t walk Does it walk?

We walk We do not walk We don’t walk Do we walk?

You walk You do not walk You don’t walk Do you walk?

They walk They do not walk They don’t walk Do they walk?