Unit4SavethetreesThepresentcontinuoustenseUsage★Toshowthatsomethingishappeningnow.★Totalkabouttemporarysituations.Thechildrenareplayinginthepark.WearestayingatPeter’shouseatthemoment.FormSubjectBeMainverbIam(not)dreamingYou/We/Theyare(not)He/She/Itis(not)AmIreading?Yes,Iam.No,Iamnot/I’mnot.Areyou/we/theyreading?Yes,you/we/theyare.No,you/we/theyarenot/aren’t/‘renot.Ishe/sheitreading?Yes,he/she/itis.No,he/she/itisnot/isn’t/'snot.Wh-questionsWhatareyoudoingnow?Whyishesleepinghere?thepresentcontinuoustensebe(am/is/are)+VingChangetheverbsinto–ingform.feelwritedierunfeelingwritingdyingrunningmostverbsverbsendingineverbsendinginiesomeverbsendinginavowelletter+aconsonantletterChangetheverbsinto–ingform.Exercisethink__________tell__________sit__________come__________smile__________lie__________sing__________fight__________change__________make__________thinkingtellingsittingcomingsmilinglyingsingingfightingchangingmakingLookatthepicturebelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinbrackets.Katie:Hi,Alex.Wearehavingfunatthebeach.Alex:What_______everyone_______(do)?Katie:Ted________(play)volleyballwithCarol.JennyandHenry________(play)badminton.Grace________(fish).Ivan______________(swim)inthesea.isdoingisplayingareplayingisfishingisswimmingLauraandJohnny________(lie)onthebeach.Laura________(eat)anicecreamtoo.Jim________(play)theguitar.AndI________(talk)toyouonthephone.arelyingiseatingisplayingamtalkingWeusuallyusetheverbsinthesimplepresenttenseinsteadofthepresentcontinuoustense.believehearlikeprefersmelltasteunderstandhateknowloveseewantIknowtheanswernow.Shelikesthepoem.BLookatthepicturesbelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinthebrackets.Mum:Thephone__________(ring),Sam.Sam:I________,butI’mverybusy.Couldyouanswerit,please?isringingknowMary:I__________(think)aboutwhattoweartoJane’sbirthdaypartytonight.Canyouhelpme?Anne:Sure.I________(prefer)thelongdress.amthinkingpreferBLookatthepicturesbelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinthebrackets.Fred:That________...
