She's e a t in g. It's ra in in g . T he y're r u n n in g .

She isn 't rea d in g . T h e sun isn't shin in g . Th e y a r e n 't w alk in g .

T h e prese nt c o n tin u o us is:

a m / is / a r e + d o in g / e a t in g / r u n n in g / w rit in g etc.

I a m (n o t) o I'm w o r k in g . I'm n o t w a t c h i n g TV.

he o M aria is r e a d i n g a newspa p er.

she is (n o t) o She isn't e a t in g, (o r She's n o t e a t in g.)
it -in g o Th e bus is c o m in g .
we o W e're h a v in g dinner.
yo u ar e (n o t) o Yo u're n o t list e n i n g to me. (o r You a r e n 't list e n i n g
th ey o Th e childre n a r e d o in g th eir h o m e w o rk.

a m / is / a re + - i n g = so m e thin g is h a p p e nin g now:

I'm w o r k i n g
she's w e a r i n g a hat
th e y're p la y in g fo otb all
I'm n o t w a t c h i n g T V

p a st now fu tu re

O Please be q uie t. I'm w o r k in g . (= I'm w o rkin g n o w)

O Lo ok, there's Sarah. She's w e a r i n g a bro w n c o at. (= sh e is w e arin g it n o w )
O Th e w e a th er is nice. It's n o t rain in g .
O 'W h ere are th e children?' 'They're p la y in g in th e park.'
O ( on the phon e ) W e're h a v in g d in n er now. C a n I call yo u later?
O Yo u can turn o ff th e televisio n. I'm n o t w a t c h i n g it.

S pelling (—> A p p e n d ix 5):

c o m e —> c o m i n g writ e —» w ri tin g d a nce —> d a n cin g

ru n —» r u n nin g sit —» sit tin g swi m —> sw i m m in g
lie —» lying

am / is/ are ^ U n it 1 are you doing? (q u e stio n s) ^ U nit 4 I am d oing a n d I do U nit 8

W ha t are you d oing t o m orro w? U nit 25____________________________________________________
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G> W h a t are t h ese p e o p le d oin g? Use t h ese ve r bs t o c o m p le t e t h e se n t e nces:

-eat have lie p la y si t w ait

BUS
STOP

1 S h e s e a tln g an ap ple. He is lying

4 ............................................................................on th e flo or.
is waiting
2 H e .............................................................................for a bus. 5 ..................................................................................
They are bre akfast.
3 T h e y are playing fo otb all. 6 She is sitting on th e table.

g g i C o m p le t e t h e se n t e nces. Use t h ese verbs:

b u il d co o k go have st a n d st a y sw i m w ork

1 Please be q uie t. I ’m w orkin g.......

2 'W h e re ’s John?' is cooking.
'H e's in th e kitch e n. H e ................................................................ .'
are standing
3 'Y o u .............................................................. on m y foot.' 'O h, I'm sorry.'
is swimming
4 Lo ok! S o m e b o d y ................................................................ in th e river.
are staying
5 W e're here on holiday. W e ................................................................ at th e C e n tral H otel.
is having
6 ‘W h ere's Sue?' 'S h e .............................................................. a shower.’
are building
7 T h e y ............................................................. a n e w hotel in th e c ity c e n tre at th e m o m e n t.
am going
8 I ................................................................ n ow. G o o d b ye .

Lo o k a t t h e p ict u re. W ri t e se n t e n ces a b o u t Jane. Use Sh e ’s -i n g o r Sh e isn't -in g.

1 (h ave d in n er) J a n e is n 't havin g din n er.....
2 (w a tc h T V ) S h e s w a tc h in g TV,.....................
is sitting on the floor.
3 (sit on th e flo o r) S h e ................................................
She isn’t reading a book.
4 (re ad a b o o k) ................................................................
She isn’t playing the piano.
5 (p lay th e p ia n o) ...........................................................
n 1 She is laughing .
6 (la u g h)...................................................................................
She is wearing a hat.
7 (w e ar a h a t) ....................................................................
She isn’t drinking coffee.
8 (d rin k c o ffe e) ................................................................
Jan e

W h a t ’s h a p p e n in g n o w? W ri t e tr u e se n t e n ces.
1 (I / w ash / m y hair) Im n o t w ash in g m y hair...................................
2 (it / sn o w ) I t ’s sn o w in g , or I t j s n ’t sn o w in g ,
3 (I / sit / o n a ch air) I am sitting on a chair.
..............................................................................................
4 (I / e at) I am not eating.
..............................................................................................
It isn’t raining.
5 ( i t / r a i n )....................................................................................................................................
6 (I / learn / En glish) I am learning English.
..............................................................................................
I am listening to music.
7 (I / listen / to m usic) ..............................................................................................
8 (t h e sun / shin e) The sun is shining.
..............................................................................................
9 (I / w e ar / sh o es) I am wearing shoes.
..............................................................................................
10 (I / read / a n e wsp a p er) I am not reading a newspaper.
..............................................................................................

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U nit are you doing?
4 (present continuous questions)
positive question

1 am am 1

he d o in g he d o in g
she is w orkin g is she w orkin g
it g o in g it g o in g
st a y in g st a y in g
we we
etc. etc.
yo u ar e are yo u
th e y th ey

O ' A re yo u f e e li n g O K?' 'Yes, I'm fin e, thanks.'

O 'Is it rain in g?' 'Yes, take an um brella.'
O W h y a r e yo u w e a r i n g a coat? It's n o t cold.
O 'W h a t's Paul d oin g?' 'He's st u d y i n g for his exams.'
O 'W h a t a r e th e childre n d oin g?' 'Th e y're w a t c h i n g TV.'
O Lo ok, there's Emily! W h ere's she g oin g?
O W h o a r e yo u w a i t i n g for? A r e yo u w a i t i n g for Sue?

Stu d y th e w ord ord er:

is/ a re + subject + -in g

Is he w o r k i n g to day?
Is Ben w o r k i n g to day? ( not Is w orkin g Ben to d ay?)
W h ere are th e y g oin g?
W h ere are th ose p e o ple g oin g? ( not W h e re are going th ose p e o ple?)

S hort a nswers

1 am. I'm
he
he he's
she isn't.
she is. she's
it
Yes, it No, it's n o t. N o,
we
we w e're
yo u are n't.
yo u are. y o u're
th ey
th ey t hey're

O 'A re yo u g o in g now?' 'Yes, I a m .'

O 'Is Ben w o r k i n g to day?' 'Yes, h e is.'
O Is it rain in g?' N o, i t isn't.'
O 'A re y o ur frie n ds st a y in g at a hotel?' ' N o, t h e y a r e n 't. Th e y're staying w ith me.'

f I am doing U nit 3 W ha t are you doing t o m orro w? -fr U nit 25 q u estio ns -fr U nits 4 4 -4 7
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Are you going now? Is it rainning?

Are you enjoy watching the 5) Is that clock working? Are you waitting for a bus ?
film?

2 Where is she going? 3 What are you eating?

4 Why are yoy crying? 5 What are they looking at? 6 Why is he laughing?

M a k e q u est io ns fro m t h ese w or ds. Pu t t h e w o r ds in t h e rig h t order.

1 (is / w o rkin g / Ben / t o d ay) ..................................
2 (w h a t / th e childre n / are / d o in g) W h a t a r e t M . Q h M r m .M m
Are you listening to me.
3 (y o u / are / listenin g / to m e) ....................................................................................
Where are going your Friends .
4 (w h e r e / y o u r fri e n d s / a r e / g o in g ) .......................................................................
Your parent s are watching tv.
5 (are / w a tch in g / y o ur p arents / T V ) ....................................................................
What is Jessica cooking?
6 (w h a t / Jessica / is / c o o kin g) .....................................................................................
Why are you looking at me?
7 (w h y / yo u / are / lo o kin g / at m e) ........................................................................
The bus is coming.
8 (is / c o m in g / th e b us) ...................................................................................................

W ri t e sh o r t a nsw ers (Yes, I a m . / N o, he isn't, e tc.).

1 A re yo u w a tch in g T V ? N oJ.’m n o t, 4 Is it raining? ....................................
4) No, It isn't.
2 2) Yes, I am.
A re yo u w e arin g a w atch? ........................................ 5 A re yo u sittin g on th e flo or? 5) No, I am not.
3 A re yo u e atin g so m e thin g? 3)
......................................
No, I'm not. 6 A re yo u fe elin g well? ...............
6) Yes, I am.

- A d d i t i o n a l e x ercise 3 (p a g e 2 5 3) 19