The Present Continuous Tense

Thursday, the twenty-ninth of September

Classwork

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There is ... / There are ...

Ми розпочинаємо речення зі структур

‘There is’ / ‘There are’ тоді, коли говоримо про речі / особи / явища, котрі можемо знайти у певному місці.

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• There is a new Computer Room.
• Is there a canteen in your school?
• There are 300 students in our school.
• Are there any strict teachers in your school?

Present Continuous�(теперішній тривалий час)

розповідає про дію, яка відбувається в даний момент

now

at the moment

Subject + to be +verb + ing

I am reading

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He/She/It is running

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We/You/They are writing

Spelling-adding “–ing”

do – doing

play – playing

study – studying

write – writing

swim – swimming

Complete the sentences with �am, is, are

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1. We having English now.
2. I doing an exercise.
3. Granny cooking dinner.
4. My sister playing in the yard.
5. My friends sitting at their desks.
6. Dad driving his car.

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is

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Describe the picture

1. The boy is watching TV.
2. The cats are sleeping.
3. The girl is listening to music.
4. The dog is eating.
5. Parents are reading newspapers.

watch

eat

sleep

read

listen

Negative sentences

Subject + to be + not +verb + ing

I am not reading

(I’m not)

He/She/It is not running

(He isn’t)

We/You/They are not writing

(We aren’t)

Make negative sentences

1. Mary/not/work in the garden

Mary is not working in the garden.

2. I/not/drink coffee now

I am not drinking coffee now.

3. We/not/sing/songs

We are not singing songs.

4. The sun/not/shine

The sun is not shining.

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Describe the picture using negative and affirmative sentences

1.Evan/not/watch TV. He/read.

2.Cindy/not/have dinner. She/write.

3.Grandma Sue/not/make a cake.

She/drink tea.

4.Baby Ben/not/

sleep. He/play.

5.Usel/not/run.

It/sleep.

6.Dad/not/cook.

He/pour tea

Questions

to be + subject + verb + ing?

Are you doing your homework?

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Is he surfing the Internet?

Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

Are the girls dancing?

Yes, they are. No, they aren’t

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Make questions and answer them

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1. your parents/have breakfast?

2. Mike/ play football now?

3. you/ study Maths now?

4. they/ listen to the teacher?

4. she/ water the flowers?

5. they/ swim in the river?

6. it/ snow at the moment?

What are the people on the picture doing?