Present Continuous Tense

Structure of Present continuous tense Subject + is, am, are + V. ing He, She, It You, We, They

When to use To talk about activities happening now. Examples The kids are watching TV now. I am sitting down, because I am tired.

To talk about activities happening in the near future for planned future events. Examples Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow. Are you doing anything tonight?

Adverbs of Time now, at the moment, right now, at present, these days She is going to the supermarket at the moment.

I'm playing football. You're standing up. He's listening to music. She's swimming. It's playing with the ball. He’s dying. (die) They're running.

Yes/No Questions Are you listening to me? Yes, I am. / No, I am not. Is he working today? Yes, he is./ No, he is not. Is it working? Yes, it is./ No, it is not. Are we going home now? Yes, we are./ No, we are not. Are they watching TV? Yes, they are./ No, they are not.

feel I smell something good. กริยาบางตัวไม่สามารถใช้ในรูปของ Present Continuous Tense ได้ แต่ให้ใช้ในรูปของ Present Simple Tense กับคำกริยากลุ่มนี้แทน ซึ่ง ได้แก่   กริยาที่แสดงถึงประสาทสัมผัสทั้งห้า see taste smell hear feel I smell something good. She feels very happy.

like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, trust, detest กริยาที่แสดงความชอบและความไม่ชอบ like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, trust, detest He likes a woman with long hair.  He is liking a woman with long hair. I like playing basketball. 

possess, have, own, belong She has no children. They have 2 children. กริยาที่แสดงความปรารถนา wish, want, desire, prefer I want to get married with you. กริยาที่แสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ possess, have, own, belong She has no children. They have 2 children.

Practice listening and speaking skill. 1. Is she playing football? …………………………………. . What is she doing? ……………………………………… .

2. What are they doing?

3. What is it doing?

Are they watching television? What are they doing?

5. What is he doing?

Enjoy with doing your worksheet! and try to do it by yourself.

Make the ing form of the verbs hold come watch skate smile die speak run meet talk have take live sit go listen eat lie ski wear chat chew

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense. John ………………..(read) a book now. 2. What ………………..(you do) tonight? 3. Jack and Peter…………………. (work) late today. 4. Silvia……………….. (not listen) to music. 5. Maria………………. (sit) next to Paul. 6. How many other students……. (you study) with? 7. The phone…………………. (not ring).

Choose the best answer. 1. Listen! A girl_________ an English song.     a. is singing     b. are singing     c. sing     d. sang

2. Look. Freddy _________ football. a. played b. playing c. play d 2. Look! Freddy _________ football.     a. played     b. playing     c. play     d. is playing

3. My sister _________ learning Japanese. a. have not b. is not c 3. My sister _________ learning Japanese.     a. have not     b. is not     c. has not     d. are not

4. _________ you watching television now?     a. Are     b. Is     c. Be     d. Did

5. We _________ for our English test at the moment. a. study b 5. We _________ for our English test at the moment.     a. study     b. are studying     c. studies     d. studying

6. Today, it is not raining. The sun ___ now. a. shine b. shone c 6. Today, it is not raining. The sun ___ now. a. shine b. shone c. is shining d. are shining

7. Please be quiet. I _________to the news now. a. listening b 7. Please be quiet. I _________to the news now.     a. listening     b. listen     c. am listening     d. are listening

8. A: What are you doing. B: _________ a model plane. a. I make b 8. A: What are you doing?  B:  _________ a model plane.     a. I make     b. I made     c. I am making     d. I have made

9. My cat _________ a rat now.     a. is running     b. is looking     c. doesn’t     d. is chasing

10. They swim every day. Look. They_________. a. swims b. swam c 10. They swim every day.    Look! They_________ .     a. swims     b. swam     c. is swimming     d. are swimming