Present Continuous

Present Continuous Look at the pictures. What are these people doing at the moment?

Present Continuous    

She is playing computer games. He is working. She is playing golf. He is teaching.

Present Continuous Form: Affirmative  He is doing his homework. subject + verb to be (in the Present Simple) + main verb with –ing Negative  He is not doing his homework. subject + verb to be (in the Present Simple) + not + main verb with –ing Interrogative  Is he doing his homework? verb to be (in the Present Simple) + subject + main verb with –ing

Present Continuous Use: We use the Present Continuous to express what someone is doing at the moment of speaking. ⇒ Words we use with this tense: now, right now, at the moment.

Present Continuous Write these sentences in the negative and interrogative forms: 3. 4. 5.

I am cooking dinner. He is washing the dishes. They are watching TV.

Present Continuous Negative: • I am not cooking dinner. • He is not (isn’t) washing the dishes. • They are not (aren’t) watching TV. Interrogative: • Am I cooking dinner? • Is he washing the dishes? • Are they watching TV?