| am doing (present continuous) She's eating She isn’t reading The sun isn’t shining They aren't walking Ics raining They're running The present continuous is am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc. I he she it we you they am (not) © I'm working. 'm not watching TV. © Matia is reading a newspaper. is (not) She isn’t eating. (or She's not eating) -ing ©) The busis coming We're having dinner. You're not listening to me. (or You aren't listening ...) The children are doing their homework am/is/are + ing = something is happening now: I'm working she’s wearing 2 hat they're playing football I'm not watching TV past row ‘future Please be quiet. I'm working. (=m working now) Look, theres Sarah, She's wearing a brown coat. (= she is wearing it now) The weather is nice. It’s not raining ‘Where are the children? ‘They're playing in the park’ (on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can | call you later? You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it Spelling (> Appendix 5) come coming write writing dance -> dancing run running sit—>sitting swim — swimming fie = lying ‘am/is/are Unit 1 are you doing? (questions) > Unit 4 lam doing and Ido Unit 8 What are you doing tomorrow?“ Unit 25Exercises ED Whar are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences: ‘eat’ have lie play sit wait oO @ 1 _ She'seating . an apple 4 cn the floor. 2 He forabus. 5 breakfast. 3 They football, 6 on the table, EBD complete the sentences. Use these verbs: build cook go have stand stay swim -work 1 Please be quiet. |...'mworking 2 ‘Where's john?” ‘He's in the kitchen. He 3 ‘You on my foot! ‘Oh, !m sorry! 4 Look! Somebody in the river 5. We're here on holiday. We at the Central Hotel 6 ‘Where's Sue” ‘She a shower’ 7 They. a new hotel in the city centre at the moment. BU now. Goodbye. ep Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She's -ing or She isn’t -ing. (have dinner) __Janeien't having dinner, (watch TV) _.. She's watching TV. (sicon the floor) She (read a book) (play the piano) ( ( ( (wear a hat) (drink coffee) Jane ap What's happening now? Write true sentences. 1 (If wash / my hair) tim not washing my hair 2 (it snow) Ie.snowing.... or ..Itisn'tsnowing 3 (I/sit / ona chair) 4 (\/eat) 5 (it/rain) 6 (i learn / English) 7 (1 listen / to music) 8 (the sun / shine) 9 (1 wear / shoes) 0 (I 10 (I/ read / a newspaper) 7Uinta are you doing? (present continuous questions) positive question || am he| —_| doing doing she is | working working it going going E we || staying | staying acne you | are is are | you Gee they | they ‘Are you feeling OK? "Yes, 'm fine, thanks! ‘Isitraining” "Yes, take an umbrella’ ) Why are you wearing a coat? It's not cold. ‘What's Paul doing” ‘He's studying for his exams! > ‘What are the children doing” They're watching TV. 5) Look, there's Emily! Where's she going? Who are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sue? Study the word order: is/are + subject + -ing Is | he | working today? Is_| Ben | working today? (not Is working Ben today?) Where | are | they | going? Where | are | those people | going? (not Where are going those people?) Short answers tam] [ [tm J] —ial : | [The | ec she isn't she | is. she’s | | | Yes} it | | No fits | noe for} No, | | aicerd| | we J} [rete | | fy | arene (ere |. L ithey theyre| | LL) ‘Are you going now? "Yes, am.’ ‘Is Ben working today” “Yes, he is.’ > ‘Isitraining” ‘No, itisn’t ‘Are your friends staying at a hotel?’ ‘No, they aren't. They'e staying with me! (am doing Unit 3 What are you doing tomorrow? => Unit 25 questions => Units 44-47Exercises EBD 100k at the pictures and write the questions. 5 oor ge | i EBD 100k at the pictures and complete the questions. Use: cry eat go laugh lookat read ‘What... YOu reading @p Make questions from these words. Put the words in the right order. (is / working / Ben / today) _..'s Ben working today, (what / the children / are / doing) What are the children doing (you / are / listening / to me) (where / your friends / are / going) (are / watching / your parents / TV) (what / Jessica /is / cooking) (why / you / are / looking / at me) (is / coming / the bus) Write short answers (Yes, | am. / No, he isn’t. etc). 1 Are you watching TV? _.No, !m.not. 4 Isitraining? 2 Are you wearing a watch? 5, Are you sitting on the floor? 3 Ate you eating something? 6 Are you feeling well? wVauawn ~ Additional exercise 3 (page 253) 19Cilia 8 ETM aero meel ieee TiTs| I do (present simple) Jack is watching television. He is not playing the guitar. But jack has guitar He often plays it and he plays very well Jack plays the guitar, but he is not playing the guitar now. Ishe playing the guitar? No,heisn't. (present continuous) Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. (present simple) Present continuous (1 am doing) = now, at the time of speaking: 'm doing past now Please be quiet. I'm working. (not | work) Tom is having a shower at the moment. (not Tom has) Take an umbrella with you. It's raining. You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it 5) Why are you under the table? What are you doing? Present simple (I do) = in general, all the time or sometimes Ido future past now work every day from 9 o'clock to 530. Tom has a shower every morning, Ie rains a lot in winter. | don’t watch TV very often. ) What do you usually do at weekends? We do not use these verbs in the present continuous (I am -ing): like want know understand remember prefer need mean believe forget Use only the present simple with these verbs (! want / do you like? etc.) ) Im tired. want to go home. (not 'm wanting) 5) 'Do you know that girl” “Yes, but | don't remember her name’ ) Idon’t understand, What do you mean’ future (Presene continuous Units 3-4 present simple => Units 5-7 present forthe future => Unie 25Exercises ‘Answer the questions about the pictures. wis Does he take photographs? Yes,he does. Is she drivinga bus? Is he taking a photograph? ..No.he isn't. Does she drive a bus? What is he doing? Whaat is she doing? He's having a bath. Does he clean windows? ‘Are they teaching? Is he cleaning a window? Do they teach? What is he doing? What do they do? ESD complete the sentences with am/is/are or do/don't/does/doesn't. 1. Excuse me,... 0... you speak English? 2 ‘Where's Kate?” ‘1 know! 3. What's funny? Why you laughing? 4 ‘What your sister do?” Shea dentist’ Sit raining, | want to go out in the rain. 6 ‘Where you come from?’ ‘Canada’ 7 How much it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive? 8 Steve is a good tennis player, but he play very often. Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do). 1 Excuse me, doyou speak. (you/speak) English? 2 ‘Where's Tom? ‘He's having... (he/have) a shower! 3 |don't watch... (I/not/watch) TV very often. 4 Listen! Somebody (sing) 5 Sarah is tired. (she/want) to go home now. 6 How often (you/use) your car? Every day? 7 ‘Excuse me, but (yoursit) in my seat? ‘Oh,'m sorry’ 8 I'msorry, (\/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly? 9 Its late. (go) home now. (you/come) with me? 40 What time (your father / finish) work every day? 11 You can turn off the radio. (\inot/listen) to it. 12 ‘Where's Paul?’ ‘In the kitchen (he/cook) something’ 13 Mark (not/usually/drive) to work. He (usually/walk). 14 Sue (not/like) coffee. (she/prefer) cea. ~ Additional exercises 8-9 (page 255) 27