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2. Present Continuous

I

WE, YOU, THEY

HE, SHE, IT

Positive

I am learning English

We are learning English

He is learning English

Negative

I am not learning English

We aren’t learning English

He isn’t learning English

Questions

Am I learning English?

Yes, I am. No, I am not.

Why am I learning English?

Are we learning English?

Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Why are we learning English?

Is he learning English?

Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

Why is he learning English?

  • The Present Continuous tense describes an activity happening now (at the moment of speech, during the current period). The following adverbs may be signals of the tense: now, at the moment, at present.

E.g. She is wearing a coat today.

I’m writing now.

Note: some verbs such as: like, love, hate, know, understand, want, prefer, realize, suppose, mean, believe, see, hear, remember, belong, contain, consist, depend, seem are not normally used in continuous tenses. Simple tenses are used instead.

Ex. 1. Make the sentences negative and interrogative (yes/no questions).

  1. She is writing a letter now.

  2. They are having dinner.

  3. It is raining.

  4. I am watching television at the moment.

  5. The sun is shining brightly today.

  6. The bus is coming.

  7. Pat is listening to the radio.

  8. They are playing the piano.

  9. We are running.

  10. I am speaking English now.

Ex. 2. Insert am/ is/ are/ am not/ isn’t/ aren’t.

  1. I…trying to concentrate.

  2. … David working today?

  3. We…having a good time now.

  4. She…ill. She…working now.

  5. He…looking for a job.

  6. It…getting late.

  7. My friends…having a rest now. They…working.

  8. Colin … walking at the moment.

  9. They can’t go out. It … snowing heavily now.

  10. Your English … getting better.

Ex. 3. Put the words in the correct order.

  1. is/a/John/coat/wearing/new.

  2. the/what/doing/are/people?

  3. you/to/are/me/listening?

  4. fine/I/feeling/am.

  5. not/is/he/the/at/staying/hotel.

  6. they/not/a/learning/are/language/foreign.

  7. Spanish/is/now/speaking/she?

  8. working/you/today/hard/are.

  9. to/I/going/am/bed.

  10. is/enjoying/not/party/she/the.

Ex. 4. Answer the questions. Give full answers.

1. What are you doing now?

  1. How are you feeling today?

  2. Who are you listening to?

  3. What lesson are you having now?

  4. What is your friend reading now?

  5. What language are you learning?

  6. What is the teacher doing now?

  7. What are the students writing?

  8. What are you wearing?

  9. Who is looking at you?

Ex. 5. Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. Что вы сейчас делаете? - Мы читаем текст.

  2. Что ты читаешь?

  3. Куда он едет? – Он едет на работу.

  4. Сейчас идет снег.

  5. Посмотрите! Кто-то пытается открыть Вашу машину.

  6. Поторопитесь! Наш поезд уже подходит.

  7. Мария сейчас на кухне. Она готовит обед.

  8. Где Елена? – Она сейчас работает в офисе.

  9. Том и Анна разговаривают в кафе.

  10. Сейчас он не учит испанский.