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Unit 3 · Present

I am doing (present continuous)

Study

A
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She's eating.

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She isn't reading.

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It's raining.

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The sun isn't shining.

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They're running.

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They aren't walking.

The present continuous is: am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc.

I am (not)
he is (not)
she is (not)
it is (not)
we are (not)
you are (not)
they are (not)

-ing

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I'm working. I'm not watching TV.

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Maria is reading a newspaper.

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She isn't eating. (or She's not eating.)

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The bus is coming.

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We're having dinner.

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You're not listening to me. (or You aren't listening ...)

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The children are doing their homework.

B

am/is/are + -ing = something is happening now:

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I'm working

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she's wearing a hat

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they're playing football

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I'm not watching TV

past now future
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Please be quiet. I'm working. (= I'm working now)

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Look, there's Sarah. She's wearing a brown coat. (= she is wearing it now)

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The weather is nice. It's not raining.

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'Where are the children?' 'They're playing in the park.'

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(on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can I call you later?

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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
lie → lying

Exercises (4)

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3.1

What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences: eat have lie play sit wait

  1. 1Woman eating a red apple
    She's eating an apple. example
  2. 2Man waiting at a bus stop
    He for a bus.
  3. 3Children playing football on a field
    They football.
  4. 4A man lying on the floor
    He on the floor.
  5. 5People having breakfast at a table
    They breakfast.
  6. 6A woman sitting on top of a table
    She on the table.
3.2

Complete the sentences. Use these verbs: build cook go have stand stay swim work

  1. 1
    Please be quiet. I .example
  2. 2
    'Where's John?' 'He's in the kitchen. He .'
  3. 3
    'You on my foot.' 'Oh, I'm sorry.'
  4. 4
    Look! Somebody in the river.
  5. 5
    We're here on holiday. We at the Central Hotel.
  6. 6
    'Where's Sue?' 'She a shower.'
  7. 7
    They a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.
  8. 8
    I now. Goodbye.
3.3

Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She's -ing or She isn't -ing.

  1. 1A woman not eating dinner
    (have dinner)
    Jane isn't having dinner. example
  2. 2A woman watching television
    (watch TV)
    She's watching TV. example
  3. 3A woman sitting on the floor
    (sit on the floor)
    She .
  4. 4A woman not reading a book
    (read a book)
    She .
  5. 5A woman not playing the piano
    (play the piano)
    She .
  6. 6A woman laughing
    (laugh)
    She .
  7. 7A woman wearing a hat
    (wear a hat)
    She .
  8. 8A woman not drinking coffee
    (drink coffee)
    She .
3.4

What's happening now? Write true sentences.

  1. 1
    (I / wash / my hair)
    I'm not washing my hair. example
  2. 2
    (it / snow)
    It's snowing. or It isn't snowing. example
  3. 3
    (I / sit / on a chair)
  4. 4
    (I / eat)
  5. 5
    (it / rain)
  6. 6
    (I / learn / English)
  7. 7
    (I / listen / to music)
  8. 8
    (the sun / shine)
  9. 9
    (I / wear / shoes)
  10. 10
    (I / read / a newspaper)