Present Present Continuous Continuous

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Present Continuous TenseI a

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1. Tom _______ talking in the class.

2. I ________ looking at the flowers.

3. Sue and Tom _______ dancing.

4. Tom and the teacher _______ talking.

5. The dog _______ eating bones.

6. I _______ riding my bicycle.

7. The cat is white. It _______ sleeping.

8. Ben and Jack _______ shouting.

9. You _______ reading in the class.

Actions (verb) + ing

sitting standing

watching TV

sleeping

riding a horse

eating

drinking walking slowly dancin

grunnin

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• Be :am -is-are + verb ing

He is

reading.

They are dancing.

The babies ...... clapping hands.

He ...... eating.

What are they doing?

are

is

What are they doing?

• She ..... writing.

• The rabbit ..... running now.

is

is

What are they doing?

• The girls .... jumping.

• He ...... skating.

are

is

What are they doing?

He ..... singing.

He ...... swimming.

is

is

What are they doing?

• They ...... drinking.

• He...... riding a bike..

are

is

What are they doing?

• The butterflies .... flying up in the sky.

• The bird ...... flying too.

are

is

What are they doing?

• The frogs ........ laughing.

• This frog ......playing the guitar.

are

is

What are they doing?

–He .... driving a car.

–Mr. Bean.....dancing.

is

is

What are they doing?

• It...... raining.

• The cat..... running.

is

is

What is the boy doing?

He is eating.eat

What is the girl doing?

She is dancing.

dance

What is John doing?

He_________________.

play football

is playing football

What are they doing?

They______________.

swim

are swimming

What is the bird doing?

The bird is flying.(It)

What are the dogs doing?

The dogs are dancing.(The

y)

What is Sue doing?

Sue is running.(She)

He / She / It is

….ingI am

You / We / They are

What are they doing?

watch TV

ride a bike cookdance