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Present continuous

We use the present continuous to talk about We also use the present continuous to talk about things
things happening now: happening around now.These are temporary situations:

newspape

She's reaAirq a
3 Iof of books" at
the tr) ory)enf.

We form the present continuous like this:

Affirmative Negative Questions

I'm walking I'm not walking Am I walking?
we / you / they're walking we / you / they aren't walking Are we / you / they walking?
he /she /it's walking he / she / it isn't walking Is he /she /it walking?

Heidi's wearing areddress. I'mnot thinking aboutitthis week. IsSam coming?
We're havinglunch. Itisn't raining at the moment. Where are you going?

Present continuous verbs change like this:

Most verbs Verbs ending -e Verbs ending vowel + consonant
+ -ing remove -e, + -ing double the final consonant, + -ing

—
sing >singing write — > writing sit —ÿ sitting
look— looking smile— smiling put— putting
ÿ
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We use the present continuous to talk about future plans and arrangements with other people.
I'mhavinglunch atschool tomorrow.
Jack's playingtennis with EdonFriday.

We often use these time expressions with the present continuous for now or around now:
now,this week, today, at the moment

We use these time expressions with the present continuous for future arrangements:
tomorrow, nextFriday,on Tuesday, this evening

* 8 © 8.2 Who is who? Listen and write the names. £9 Work in groups. Choose one of the

Max Rosy Louise Tim Beth activities.Act it.Can the others guess
Edward Alice Ted Henry O what you're doing?
make a sandwich fly a kite walk the dog
ÿ Loaire is Rosy's cousin.
_ play tennis swim do your homework
1 is Louise's husband. read a newspaper make a phone call
_
2 and are playing
'Scissors Paper Stone'. What am I doing?
_
3 is throwing rice.
4 Rosy's grandma, _ ,is crying. Are you swimming
_
5 is filming the wedding.
6 _ is holdingthe flowers. Yes, I am.

42 Present simple and continuous