present continuous high

Present

Future Plans

Actions in Progress

Gerund –ing form

Present:

actions that are happening in the exactly moment

of speaking

Time expressi

ons:Now

At the moment

At present

Right now

Future plans: planned actions that are happening in the

future

Time expressi

ons:tomorro

wNext_____After____

_tonight

Actions in

Progress:

actions that are happening in a

progress of time

Time expressi

ons:

This _____

General Structure

SubjectVerb to beMain Verb -ing Time expres

sionThey are dancingtonight

Expressing future

The boy is studying now

Present

The boy is studying tomorrow

Future

Action in Progress

The boy is studying all this morning

Let’s try... Tell if the

sentences are indicating

present, future or action in

progress

The girl is playing keyboard in the church tonight Future

The man is eating at the moment

Present

The artist is plainning to paint a new art he is paiting all this week.Action in Progress

Negative Sentences: To transform the sentences into negatives, it’s very simple, just use “verb to be” in negative form.I am playing tennis

tonight I am NOT playing tennis tonight I s not = Isn’tAre not =Aren’t

Interrogative Sentences: It’s only inverting the position of the “verb to be”, put it in front of the subject.She is drinking water

now. Is she drinking water now ?

Let’s try... Answer

complete sentences.

Is he sleeping ?No, he is not

sleeping.What is he

doing?he is eating.

Is she playing the piano ?No, she is not

playing the piano.What is she

doing?She is playing the guitar.

Is he dancing ?No, he is not

dancing.What is he

doing?he is singing.