1. 2.

3. 4.

What are they doing?

5. 6.

7. 8.

What are they doing?

 Basic Nursing English

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Timeline
 We use the Present Continuous Tense or Present
Progressive Tense to talk about activities happening
now.

 Examples
1. The kids are watching TV.
2. I am sitting down, because I am tired.
3. I am not learning German, because this is an
English class.
Formula

S + is/am/are + V + ing + O
Am I

Are You
They
We

Is She
He
It
 How to add – ing to the end of
verbs
 For many verbs we make the ING form by
simply adding -ING to end of the verb.
eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
try - trying
1. Verb ending with -e
Drop the -e and add ING
hope - hoping
ride - riding
make - making
write – writing

2.Verbs ending with -ee

Just add -ING
agree - agreeing
flee – fleeing

3.Verbs ending with -ie

Change the -ie to -y and add -ING
die - dying
tie - tying
4. Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant
 For one syllable verbs
double the consonant and add -ING
 jog - jogging
 sit - sitting
 run - running
 stop – stopping
 For two syllable verbs
If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
answer - answering
offer - offering
listen - listening
visit - visiting
If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double the consonant and add ING
admit - admitting
prefer - preferring
begin - beginning
The present continuous is usually used with
doing verbs (verbs of action) not with verbs
of state. The following verbs are not used
in the continuous form:

Conditions: belong, cost, need, own, seem

Feelings : like, love, hate, want, wish
Beliefs : believe, feel, know, mean, remember,
think, understand
Signal words

 now
 at the moment
 Look!
 Listen!
 Add –ing of the following verbs
1. Hit
2. Try
3. Hide
4. Come
5. Control
6. Lie
7. Rain
8. Drive
9. Listen
10. Stay
11. Stand
12. Shine
13. Rub
14. Injure
15. Plan
Complete the sentences above
using simple present continuous
tense
1) Andy………………. comics. (to read)
2) We …………… TV at the moment. (to watch)
3) Listen! Sandy…………. in the bathroom. (to sing)
4) My sister ……… in the kitchen. (to help)
5) My mother…………… breakfast now. (to make)
6) They ……………the bathroom. (to clean)
7) Look! The boys…………………. home. (to come)
8) Now, his grandfather……….. for a walk. (to go)
9) I……… with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10) Cats ……………mice. (to eat)
 Present simple or present
continuous tense!
1. Every day , The patients _________________ (lie) in the hospital.
2. Mr. Carlo _________________ (take) a pain reliever twice a day.
3. Her sister____________________ (not work) in hospital.
4. Some pregnant women _______________ (come) to your clinic.
5. Hurry up! Your babies ______________ (cry).
6. My grand father ____________ (check) his weight gain every day.
7. You and he ___________________ (visit) Dena’s mother at the
moment.
8. Jonathan __________________ (do) his job every morning.
9. Dr. Johan ______________________ (rub) cream in my sprained
now.
10. Look! The dogs _________________ (bite) the cute cat.
 Present simple or present
continuous tense!
1. The patient _________________ (lie) on the bed now.
2. Usually, she _________________ (take) a pain reliever three times
a day.
3. Dona and I ____________________ ( not work) in hospital.
4. Everybody _______________ ( come) to your clinic.
5. Hurry up! Your baby ______________ (cry) .
6. My grand father ____________ (not check) his weight gain every
day.
7. You ___________________ (visit) Dena’s mother at the moment.
8. Peter __________________ (do) his job now
9. Dr. Johan ______________________( wrap) my injury twice a day
10. Listen! The dogs _________________ ( bark) .
 Number the pictures according to the sentences.

1- Tom is fishing with his son.

2- The girls are learning to cook.
3- He is swimming in the pool.
4- Jim is painting the ceiling.
5- She is running.
6- The children are listening to music.
7- My little brother is surfing the Internet.
8- She is reading a book.