PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

1. We use the present continuous tense for:

A. An action that is in progress now, at this moment.
John is playing with his dog.
Marco and Boris are looking at some pretty girls outside
Enelgys writing a letter to her boyfriend.

B. A temporary situation.
My brohter is traveling this week
Sergio is working today

C. Future events.
Moises is working in Lima next month.
Alan Garcia is coming tomorrow.
2. What do you do(for a living)? asks about a job.
What are you doing? asks about an activity now.

A: What does George do?

B: Hes a teacher

A: What is George doing?

B: Hes waiting for the bus

3. Dont use a contraction for a short yes answer.

A: Is she writing a letter?

B: Yes, she is. Yes, shes(incorrect)

GRAMMAR SUMMARY
AFFIRMATIVE
I am I am = Im
He is = hes
He is
She is = shes
She It is = its
It
We are
cook ing Now We are = were
You are = youre
You They are = theyre
They
NEGATIVE
I m not
He
She
isnt
It cook ing outside
We
You
They
arent

YES/NO QUESTION

Am I SHORT ANSWERS
Is he
Yes, I am No, Im not
she
it
cook ing ? Yes, he is.
Yes, she is
No, he isnt
No, she isnt
Yes, it is No, it isnt
Are you Yes, they are No, they arent
Yes, we are. No, we arent
they

- Wh questions.

Am I
Is he

Where
she
it
working ?
What Are you doing?
they
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TIME EXPRESSIONS
TIME IN PROGRESS
right now / right away
at the moment
Now

Joseph is traveling PERIOD OF TIME

this month
this week
this year
Diego is not attending today
morning
this afternoon
evening

FUTURE
Marco is working tomorrow
Tonight

week
next month
year
Monday
weekend
Winter

-ING RULES
A. Find out the spelling rules to add the ING forms to verbs.
A. C.
Write - writ ing Die - d ying

Use - ___________ Tie - __________

Receive - ___________ Lie - __________
B. ___________ D. __________
Stop - stop ping Listen - listen ing

Run - ___________ Offer - __________

set - ___________ Open - __________
But: But:
Rain - rain ing Begin - begin ning
Read - ___________ Prefer - __________
Dream - ___________ Control - __________

ing ing
Except: - E.
Play - play Work - work
Fix - ___________ Spell - __________
Blow - ___________
display - ___________
Identify - ___________