Jack is watching television. He is not playing Jack has a guitar. He often plays it and he plays very plays the guitar. But he is not playing the guitar he playing the guitar? No, he isn't. present continuous.Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. present simple.______________________________________________Present continuous I am doing = now, at the time of speaking. I'm Doing Past Now * Please be quiet. I'm working not I work * Tom is having a shower at the moment. not Tom has. * Take an umbrella with you. It's raining. * You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it. * Why are you under the table? What are you doing?________________________________________________Present simple I do = in general, all the time or sometimes;Past Now * I work every day from 9 o'clock to * Tom has a shower every morning. * It rains a lot in winter. * I don't watch TV very often. * What do you usually do at weekends?.We do not use these verbs in the present continuous I am -ing Use only the present simple with these verbs I want / do you like? etc * I'm tired. I want to go home. not I'm wanting. * Do you know that girl? Yes, but I don't remember her name. * I don't understand. What do you mean?_________________________________________________________ Questions and answers 1. Does he take photographs? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he taking a photograph? = No, he isn't. 3. What is he doing? = He's having a Is she driving a bus? = Yes, she Does she drive a bus? = No, she isn' What is she doing? = She is playing a piano. 1. Does he clean windows? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he cleaning a window? = Yes, he does. 3. What is he doing? = He's cleaning a Are the teaching? = No, they aren' Do they teach? = Yes, they What do they do? = They Use sentences with am / is / are Or do / don't / does / doesn't. 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Kate? I don't know. 3. What's funny? Why do you laughing. 4. What is your sister do? She's a dentist. 5. It raining. I don't want to go out in the rain. 6. Where are you come from? Canada. 7. How much does it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive? 8. Steve is a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very verb in the present continuous I am doing Or the present simple I do 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Tom? He's having a shower. 3. I don't watch TV very often. 4. Listen! Somebody He's singing. 5. Sarah is tired. She wants to go home now. 6. How often You use your car? Every day? 7. Excuse me, but You are sitting in my seat. Oh, I'm sorry. 8. I'm sorry I don't understand. Can you speak more slowly? 9. It's late. I'm going home now do you come with me? 10. What time do your father finish work every day? 11. You can turn off the radio. I don't listen to it. 12. Where's Paul? In the kitchen. He's cooking something. 13. Mark isn't usually drive to work. He is usually walking. 14. Sue isn't like coffee. She prefers tea.
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Presentcontinuous (I am doing) Use the continuous for something that is happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not finished. I am doing (now) * The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? * Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? * Let's go out. It isn't raining now. * 'Don't disturb me. I'm busy.' 'Why?
The present continuous I am doing …Form I am, You are, he/she/it is, We are, You are, They are + BV-ingExample Verb TO DO I am doing You are doing He/She/It is doing We are doing You are doing They are doingNegative form am + NOT + doing I am not doing, I am not sleeping, It is not raining, They are not woking,Interrogative form Are you working? Are they joking? Is he serious?Used to talk about 1/ Present situations, now the short-term or temporary situation. Something is happening now, at this moment. Or something is not happening now. The action is not finished the action is taking place now, at the time of speaking. I am reading a book, I am learning English now, I am not running. You are running, You are not sleeping. Quiet! He is sleeping. She is playing outside. The cat is playing with the mouse. It’s raining. We are eating a cake. We are watching TV. You are watching TV. You are not studying. Are you studying? No. They are reading their books. What are you doing? What are you reading? Who are you talking to on the phone? Why aren’t you doing your homework?2/ Present situation the long-term situation Now at the time of speaking, the action is true, but it could change in a long-term situation. With now, today, this week, this month, this year … periods around nowSpecially with to live, to work, to teach It’s now, but it could change I’m looking for a new flat. I am studying hard today. You are studying to become a doctor. He’s thinking about leaving his job. He is reading the book Da Vinci Code ». Are you teaching english at the university?3/ Near Future Something will happen in the near future or will not. It has been already arranged. I m meeting my friends tonight at My cousin is arriving this week-end. Are you running with us next Sunday?4/ Repetition, Irritation with always » or constantly » You can express the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. It’s like the Simple Present, but with negative emotion. always » or constantly » are between be » and ing-form »He is always coming late. He is constantly talking. They are always about changing situations begin, become, change, fall, get, grow, improve, increase, rise, start, stop,We use the present continuous if we talk about changes happening now. I’m beginning my exercises, now. The situation is changing, he is working hard. The cat is falling from the window! Your English is getting better, you’re working hard! The population of United Kingdom is increasing slowly. Oh, it’s starting to rain. Where is my umbrella?Adverb placement adverbs such as always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. You are still studying? Are you still studying? PRESENT001a Present Continuous I am doing001b Present Continuous I am doing 2001c Present Continuous I am doing, description 3002 Present Simple I do003a Present Continuous or Present Simple? I’m doing … or … I do … ?003b Present Continuous or Present Simple? I’m doing … or … I do …? 2003c Present Continuous or Present Simple? I’m doing … or … I do … ? 3
Thismeans: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are -ing is the present continuous: HHHH. I am (= I'm) driving he/she/it is (= he's, etc.) working we/you/they are (= we're, etc.) doing, etc. I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing something; I've started doing it and I haven't finished yet.
We use this tense for temporary activities. So we can say”An action going on” at the time of speaking. Subject + is/are/am + action+ing + obj +etc. He/she/it/name +is + doing. You/we/ they/ plural noun + are + doing. Affirmative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I I am doing action+ing I am playing the violin. You are going to church. He is running fast. I am getting it. You are getting nervous. She is getting worried. I am studying now. You are still taking tea. He is speaking the truth. I am reading a novel. My relatives are shifting to Dubai. It is raining here now. I’m making a mistake. You’re making a fuss. He’s making a mess. I’m thinking of going to London. We are solving the sums. Rahul is lying to me. Negative Sentences Sub + is/are/am+ not+ action+ing + obj Contradict forms is+not= isn’t Are + not = aren’t British, ain’t American, am + not = aren’t They are not coming today. I am not playing with her. We are not playing now. She is not getting me at all. I am not making him understand the sums. You are not learning your lesson. She isn’t asking me anything regarding it. I aren’t waiting for your response. revert, reply Interrogative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I Is/are/am + Sub + action + ing + obj? Are you telling me a lie? Am I getting serious? Are they going for a picnic? Is he talking on the phone? Are we not speaking the truth? Is she cooking food now? Are the girls making a fuss? Are boys beating them? Interrogative negative sentences Is/are/am + sub + not + action +ing + obj? Or isn’t/aren’t + sub + action +ing + obj? Are you selling not the clothes? Aren’t you doing the shopping? Is he not mopping the floor? Isn’t he gossiping with you? Is she not kneading the dough? Isn’t she buying the clothes? Are they not making you a fool? Aren’t they solving the puzzles? Exercise Choose an appropriate option to fill the blanks with the present continuous tense i Where are they ………. Next Monday? do/go/going Is he … to the club tomorrow? No, he isn’t …….. The club next Wednesday. go, goes, going Are you …… to Paris tomorrow? Yes, I ….. going to Paris tomorrow go, going, am, was Where are you ……. later this evening? I ……. going to Paris later this evening. doing, do, go, going, am, are, is, was Where …… he going next week? He ……. going to the beach the next week. is/are, am, was, were ……… they going to the Yoga center next Thursday? Yes, they …. Going to the Yoga center next Thursday. He …….. with my friend now. play They ………. Still ……… breakfast. eat Isn’t she ………. the guitar? learn Aren’t they ……… together? fightUseverbs in the present continuous or present simple and any other words you need. I My best friend My boss My boyfriend My classmates My family My father My sister My wife None of my friends Our children Our next-door neighbour Our teacher Several of my colleagues 1 My boyfriend is studying for his final exams this term.
Have a look at the following example Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means, she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous. I am = I’m driving he/she/it is = he’s, etc. working we/you/they are = we’re, etc. doing, etc. I am doing something = I’m in the middle of doing it; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. not I try to work “Where’s Mark?” “He’s having a shower. not He has a shower Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining anymore. not It doesn’t rain at a party Hi, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? not Do you enjoy What’s all that noise? What’s going on? =What’s happening? Sometimes the action isn’t happening at the time of speaking. For example Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started it, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Some more examples Karen wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian. but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. periods around now You’re working hard today. The company I work for isn’t doing well this year. We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start Is your English getting better? not Does your English get better The population of the world is increasing very fast. not increases At first, I didn’t like my job, but I’m beginning to enjoy it now. not I begin Practise the present continuous Complete the conversations. 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B _____________________? what / he / study A Psychology. B _____________________ it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How _____________________? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but _____________________ better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but _____________________ his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and _____________________ to get bored with it. he / begin Answers 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B What’s he studying? what / he / study A Psychology. B Is he enjoying it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How is your new job going? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but it’s getting better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but he is not enjoying his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and he’s beginning to get bored with it. he / begin Put the verb in the correct form, positive I’m doing etc. or negative I’m not doing etc.. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. _____________________ I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. _____________________ she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week _____________________ I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. _____________________ he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. _____________________ they / speak to each other. _____________________ I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim _____________________ work today. He’s taken the day off. _____________________ I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Answers Please don’t make so much noise. Im trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. I’m not listening I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She’s having she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week I’m not eating I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. He’s learning he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. They’re not speaking they / speak to each other. I’m getting I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim isn’t working work today. He’s taken the day off. I’m looking I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Source Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. 4th Ed. Verb TensesDownload a chart with all 12 verb tenses and examples. Download the A4 version Download the US letter versiongfi1oIP.
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