Am/Is/Are + (verb)-ing

Pay attention!

Affirmative Form Negative Form Interrogative Form

I am playing I am not playing Am I playing

You are playing You are not playing Are you playing

He is playing He is not playing Is he playing

She is playing She is not playing Is she playing

It is playing It is not playing Is it playing

We are playing We are not playing Are we playing

You are playing You are not playing Are you playing

They are playing They are not playing Are they playing

Short answers:

Yes, I am. Yes, he/she/it/ is. Yes, you/we/they/are. No, I’m not. No, he/she/it/ isn’t. No, you/we/they/ aren’t.

- vowel + consonant+ -ing: sit –sitting - -e + -ing come – coming

+ -ing -e + -ing Double consonant + -ing

A - Write the –ing form of the verbs and then put them in the right table

start

read

live

talk

bake

stop

watch

drive

hit

B - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present continuous, using the verbs in brackets:

1. Martha ________________________ (cook) dinner.

2. Tim __________________________ (sleep).

3. Ann and Clare ____________________ (do) homework.

4. They _______________________ (watch) TV.

5. Sarah ______________________ (swim).

6. We ________________________ (have) breakfast.

C – Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

1- We are going to the beach this weekend.

______________________________________________________

2- Tom is studying for the Maths test.

______________________________________________________

3- His sister is listening to music.

______________________________________________________

4- My parents are working.

______________________________________________________

5- She is having a cup of tea.

______________________________________________________

6- Mr. and Mrs. Dooley are flying to Paris.

______________________________________________________

D – Complete the questions using the verbs in brackets in the present

continuous.

1- ________ Tony ________ (play) chess?

2- What _________ they _________ (do) in the garden?

3- __________ you __________ (go) to the cinema with Mark?

4- _________ she __________ (run) in the rain?

5- __________ the dog ___________ (chase) the cat, again?

6- ___________ Josh and Kim __________ (travel) abroad?