Affirmative Negative

Long form Long form

Short

Short form form

I am walking I am not walking
I’m walking I’m not walking
You are walking You are not walking
You’re walking You aren’t walking
He is walking He is not walking
He’s walking He isn’t walking
She is walking She is not walking
She’s walking She isn’t walking
Interrogative
It is walking It is not walking
Am I walking? It’s walking It isn’t walking
Are
We you
are walking?
walking Short answers We are not walking
Is he walking?
We’re walking We aren’t walking
Positive
Is she
You walking?
are walking You are not walking
Is it walking? You’re walking You aren’t walking
Are
Theyweare
walking?
walking They are not walking They
Negative
Are you They’re
walking?walking aren’t walking
Yes, I am
Are they walking?
No,
I’m not
Yes, he / she / it is
No, he / she / it isn’t
Yes, we / you / they are
Formation of the present participle (–ing form)
L K
With most verbs we add –ingNo, we /verb.
to the you / they aren’t
talk – talking go – going

With verbs ending in consonant + e, we delete the –e and add –ing.

take – taking come – coming

With one syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, we double the final consonant and add
-ing.
run – running stop – stopping
But: we don’t double letter “x” mix – mixing

With verbs with two or more syllables ending in one vowel + one consonant, we double the final
consonant if the last syllable is stressed, and add –ing.
begin – beginning BUT visit –
visiting

With verbs ending in one vowel + l, we double the –l and add –ing.
travel – travelling BUT sail –
sailing

With verbs ending in –ie, we change the –ie to –ying.

lie – lying die - dying
 We use the Present Continuous: Stative verbs

For actions that are happening now,
at the moment of speaking.
Mary is talking on the phone.
The bus is coming.
For actions that are happening
around now, but not exactly at the
moment of speaking.
She’s studying very hard these
days.
Expressions used with the Present
Continuous:
look!
at present
listen!
Some verbs that express permanent states
are not normally used in the Present
Continuous. These are called stative verbs.
Verbs of the senses:
see, hear, taste, smell, feel
Verbs describing feelings:
like, dislike, love, hate, want, prefer
Verbs describing thoughts, beliefs, etc:
think, believe, know, understand,
guess, imagine, hope, remember,
forget
Other verbs:
seem, appear, weigh, cost ,own, belong
to, depend on

these days
now
A. Write the present participle (-ing form) of the following verbs.
this morning…
study
at the moment ___stuying________ watch __whatching_________
today
run ____running_______ dance ____dancing_______
travel ____travelling_______ fly ____flying_______
write _____writing______ sit ____sitting_______
begin _____beging______ listen ________listening___
cook ______cooking_____ ride _riding__________
jog _____joging______ ask ____asking_______
lie ____lieing_______ stop __stoping_________

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. It ___raining_______ (rain), so Mary and Simon __________ (not swim) in the pool

taday.

2. ______is____ you_waitting_________ (wait) for the bus?

3. Be quiet! The baby ____sleeping______ (sleep).

4. They are outside. They ____washing______ (wash) the car.

5. Charles _studying_________ (study) Spanish at the University.

6. Stop shouting! I __trying________ (try) to do my homework.

7. You ___wearing_______ (wear) a beautigul dress today.

8. Let’s go home! We __not havening________ (not have) a good time.

9. My mother __makeing________ (make) a cake for my sister’s birthday.

10. Why ___are_______ they _____runing_____ (run)?

11. Mark ___buying_______ (buy) some food at he supermarket.

12. You can switch on the TV, I _not working_________ (not work) now.
C. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers using the Present Continuous,

as in the example.

1. play / football

Are they playing football?

No, they aren’t. They’re playing tennis.

2. do / his homework

__ he is doing his homework_?_____________________________________

__ no, he's sleeping_______________________

3. swim / in the sea

___ they are swimming in the sea?______________________________________

_____no, they’s are singing____________________________________

4. drink / water

____ She is drinking water?_____________________________________

______no,she is taking an ice cream___________________________________

5. cook / dinner

_____ he is cooking for dinner?____________________________________

_____no,he is running____________________________________

6. watch / TV

____ they are watching TV?_____________________________________

_______ they are reading__________________________________

7. write / a letter

____ he is writting a letter ?_____________________________________

_____no,he is driving __________________________________