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The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb:
I am
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working
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You are
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playing
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He is
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talking
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She is
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living
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It is
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eating
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We are
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staying
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They are
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sleeping
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We use the present continuous to talk about:
activities at the moment of speaking:
I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.
Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.
future plans or arrangements:
Mary is going to a new school next term.
What are you doing next week?
Present continuous questions
We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject:
Are you listening?
Are they coming to your party?
When is she going home?
What am I doing here?
We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are:
I'm not doing that.
You aren't listening. (or You're not listening.)
They aren't coming to the party. (or They're not coming to the party.)
She isn't going home until Monday. (or She's not going home until Monday.)
Stative verbs
We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. Stative verbs include:
verbs of thinking and feeling:
believe
dislike
know
like
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love
hate
prefer
realise
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recognise
remember
suppose
think (= believe)
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understand
want
wish
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appear
feel
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look
seem
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smell
sound
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taste
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agree
be
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belong
disagree
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need
owe
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own
possess
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We normally use the simple instead:
I understand you. (NOT I am understanding you.)
This cake tastes wonderful. (NOT This cake is tasting wonderful.)
We also use the present continuous to talk about:
something which is happening before and after a specific time:
At eight o'clock we are usually having breakfast.
When I get home the children are doing their homework.
something which we think is temporary:
Michael is at university. He's studying history.
I'm working in London for the next two weeks.
something which is new and contrasts with a previous state:
These days most people are using email instead of writing letters.
What sort of clothes are teenagers wearing nowadays?
What sort of music are they listening to?
something which is changing, growing or developing:
The children are growing up quickly.
The climate is changing rapidly.
Your English is improving.
something which happens again and again:
It's always raining in London.
They are always arguing.
George is great. He's always laughing.
Note that we normally use always with this use.
We can use the present continuous to talk about the past when we are:
The other day I'm just walking down the street when suddenly this man comes up to me and asks me to lend him some money. Well, he's carrying a big stick and he looks a bit dangerous, so I'm wondering what to do …
summarising a book, film or play:
Harry Potter is a pupil at Hogwarts school. One day when he is playingQuidditch he sees a strange object in the sky. He wonders what is happening …
Task 1.open the brackets using the verbs in Present continuous
I (to work) now
He (eat) an apple
Natalia (write) a letter
Anna (to have) breakfast
They (to go) at work
They (listen) to music
She (sit) on a sofa
Tom (to play) football
Cats (to drink) milk
She (to read) a book
Task 2. Make up sentences in Present Continuous Tense
football / play / he
Irina / trousers / wear
rain / it
cook / we / breakfast
I / drink / coffee
The sun / shine
wash / I / my hair
wait / for a bus / he
cry / Anna
Marina / have / a shower
Task 3.Write question and negative form of the sentences
They are having lunch
She is doing housework
He is having a shower
They are playing football
Dog is barking
Masha is reading magazines
Marina is wearing skirts
They are visiting their parents
Kris is working
She is sitting on a sofa
Task 4. Put special question to the sentences
My friends are doing housework (what)
He is going to a shop (where)
She is cooking a cake (what)
She is waiting for a bus (what)
Anna is wearing trousers (what)
Masha is walking in a park (where)
You are waiting for her (who)
They are eating bananas (what)
Mark is driving a car (what)
You are watching TV (what)
Task 5. Put the verbs in the list in Present continuous
play, wear, use, get up, have, dance, read, watch, go, wait
They ___ dinner
They ___ early
Anna ___ the piano
He ___ TV
She ___ for a bus
Larisa ___ not ___ books
She ___ laptop
I ___ to the gym
She ___ on a scene
___ you ___ a watch?
Task 6. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. He (to work) in the city centre.
2. I (to write) an essay now.
3. You (to go) to school on Sundays?
4. We (not to dance) every day.
5. They (to play) in the hall now?
6. Where he (to live)? – He (to live) in a village.
7. He (to sleep) now?
8. They (to read) many books.
9. The children (to eat) cakes now.
10. He (to help) his mother every day.
11. You (to play) the piano well?
12. Look! Michael (to dance) now.
Task 7. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Her father (not to watch) TV at the moment. He (to sleep) because he (to be) tired.
2. Where your uncle (to work)? – He (to work) at school.
3. Your friend (to do) his homework now?
4. When you usually (to come) home from school? – I (to come) at four o’clock.
5. My sister (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the evening.
6. You (to read) a magazine and (to think) about your holiday at the moment?
7. I (to sit) in the waiting room at the dentist’s now.
8. When you (to listen) to the news on the radio?
9. You (to play) chess now?
10. My father (not to work) at the shop.
11. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer.
12. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning.
13. What your friend (to do) now? – She (to wash) the dishes.
14. Your grandfather (to work) at this factory?
Task 8. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
I (to read) now. He (to sleep) now. We (to drink) tea now. They (to go) to school now. I (not to sleep) now. She (not to drink) coffee now. I (to read) every day. He (to sleep) every night. We (to drink) tea every morning. They (to go) to school every morning. I (not to sleep) in the daytime. She (not to drink) coffee after lunch. We (not to watch) TV now. They (not to eat) now. My mother (not to work) now. You (to work ) now? He (to play) now? They (to eat) now? Your sister (to rest) now? What you (to do) now? What you (to read) now? What they (to eat) now? What your brother (to drink) now? We (not to watch) TV in the morning. They (not to eat) at the lesson. My mother (not to work) at an office. You (to work) every day? He (to play) in the afternoon? They (to eat) at school? Your sister (to rest) after school? What you (to do) every morning? What you (to read) after dinner? What they (to eat) at breakfast? What your brother (to drink) in the evening?
Unit 7. Lesson 10. Topic on speciality
Unit 8. Lesson 11. Food
Vocabulary: a sandwich,toast, a cake,a bun, tea, coffee, sugar,porridge,cheese, sauage,egg,salt, pepper,salad, soup, meat
Reading:Traditional English food
Listening: Ordering a meal
Speaking: Make up a dialogue on the given situation
Phonetics: Letter combinations:qu, aw, ew,ow
Grammar: Plural of nouns.Countable and uncountable nouns
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Activity 1
Work with your partner to match the words on the left below with the words on the right
Afternoon________________ roll
Jacket/ Baked ____________ salad
Full English ______________ lunch
Pub ____________________ tea
Bread __________________ breakfast
Fruit ___________________ potato
Activity 2
Read the descriptions below then work with your partner to match them with word partners above
This is meal which British people traditionally had at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. You can still have this meal in come hotels and in tea shops. It consists of tea, sandwiches and cakes. _____________________
This is a potato which is cooked in its skin in an oven. It is usually served with butter and grated cheese on top. _________________
This is a little individual portion of bread. In a restaurant a waiter or waitress usually brings you a selection of these while you wait for your meal. ______
This is a popular type of midday meal which you can have in some pubs. The food is usually good, simple and traditional ___________
This is a dessert which consists of small pieces of different types of fruit mixed together. __________________
British people don’t usually eat this now but you can still find it in most hotels. It consists of tea and toast, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms __________
Activity 3
Use the word
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