Present Continuous: Verbs with -ing

 Suitable for beginners CEFR A1+

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Use present continuous to talk about things happening in the present moment, right now or things that you have made plans for in the immediate or near future.

 

To make sentences in present continuous use: 

 

             am/is/are (not)  + verb + -ing 

For example:

Where is she?

                        She's walking the dog. 

What's he doing?

                            He's doing his homework. 

Are you giving me a pay rise?

                                                I'm not giving you anything.

What are you doing?

                                  I can't talk right now. I'm having a shower. 

Are they coming to the party?

                                              They aren't coming to the party later. 

Notice that in the interrogative (question form) the pronoun and the verb 'to be' switch places. 

So, now you know how to make sentences and questions using present continuous, try these activities to test your knowledge: 

Activity 1

Complete the sentences with present continuous.

1. ________ you _________ dinner? (have)

2. Stop, you____ _________ a mess! (make)

3. I____ ________ him at the cinema at 7pm. (meet)

4. ____ he _________ on holiday with you next year? (go)

5. He___ not _______. He isn't hungry. (eat)

                        

Activity 2

Make your own sentences in present continuous to describe what is happening in the picture.

Activity 3

Write about what you are doing today/tomorrow or right now in present continuous or go to your local park and describe what is happening there.

Some useful verbs to use are:

be

do

make

have

go

play 

eat 

drink

clean

stay

take

meet

travel

wear 

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