The Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to work This means he is driving now: “at the time of speaking” This is the present continuous. The form of the present continuous tense The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous: am I ’m You, we, they are ’re eatING. is He, she, it 's The interrogative forms of the present continuous Am I Are you, we, they eating? Is he, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous I You, we, they am not ’m not are not aren't eating. He, she, it is not isn't The use of the present continuous tense The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of speaking. / El presente continuo se utiliza para hablar de acciones que suceden en el momento en que se habla. Example: o o Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath) What are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don't you know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning English. The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished yet. / El presente continuo también se puede utilizar cuando se ha iniciado una acción, pero no ha terminado todavía. Example: o I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet. / Ejemplo: Estoy leyendo un libro, es un buen libro. (Significa = No estoy necesariamente leyendo, yo empecé a leerlo, pero no he terminado todavía) Grammar Exercises - Present Continuous / Progressive. Put the verbs into the present continuous: / ponga los verbos en presente continuo: 1. 2. 3. 4. Listen to the birds. They (sing) . Look at that one. It (fly) high in the sky. The other one (play) with a worm. I feel happy because I (have) a good time here in these woods. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive) / Escriba los verbos en el tiempo correcto (presente simple o presente continuo) 1. 2. 3. 4. Look! Sara (go) to the movies. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag. The handbag (be) very beautiful. Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear) white trainers. 5. And look, she (take) an umbrella