Structure: be{ + ingam

is

are

I am closing the door.

We are having an English class.

You are listening.

They are cleaning the windows.

He is cleaning the window.

She is cleaning the window.

The sun/It is shining.

Read and work out the rule:

read ing

playing

dance\ing

drive\ing

running

swimming

lie\\ying

Finish the ‘-ing’ forms of the following verbs:

\\ying

come

invite

sit

do

wait

have

lie

get

go

play

write

run

chat

walk

study

practise

put

swim

eat

visit

\ing

\ing

\ing \ing \ingning tingtingting mingting

ing

inging ing ing

inging ing

Exercise A.complete with present continuous

1.It’s half past four in the afternoon.Simon__________

football with some boys in the football field.2.Kitty is in the classroom. She________ a letter to her

friend now.

4.Daniel is in Mr Wu’s office. He _________Mr Wu to

3.Millie and Sandy want to be members of the schoolbasketball team. They __________ in the playground.

chat/ invite / practise / run / write / wait / not fly

come to Simon and Sandy’s birthday party.5.I___________ with Helen in the classroom. We ____

_____ for our friends. We want to go shopping together.

6.The students ___________ kites at the moment

___

____________

Sandy : Hello,Amy. _____ you ________(study)at the moment?

Amy: No, I’m not.My cousin _________(visit)me.

S: Oh,really? What ____ he _______(do) now?

A:Well,he __________(play)a new computer game.

S:______ you ________(play) the game with him now?

A:No, I’m not.I__________(wait)for my turn.

Exercise B: Fill in the blanks :

Exercise C.Complete with present tense or present continuous1. On Tuesdays, I ………………. (go) to the gym.2. Karen ………………………… (paint) her apartment this week.3. This room …………………(be) very large.4. He …………………. (have) a headache right now.

5. It …………………..(rain) really hard right now. 6. Where is John? He ………………. (work). 7. I …………………….(meet) my friend in a few minutes.8. My family …………….(come) to San Diego often.

9. On weekends, my parents and me …………………to the church and then we ………………………..home to have breakfast and rest. At lunch time, my mom ……………………a delicious lunch and we ……………………….her to prepare it.

10.Now students ………………………..the english practice and the teacher ………………………………on the board all the exercise.

_________

_________

_________

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×

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John is teaching now.

John isn’t teaching now.

Is John teaching now? Yes, he is.No,he isn’t.