PRESENT CONTINUOUS (intermediate)

Practise Present Continuous with scenes from TV shows.

And listen to a song.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (intermediate)

Look at the picture and describe it. (Move your cursor over the image for more questions).

• Where was the picture taken? Describe the landscape.
• When was it taken? Explain.
• What is everyone doing?
• What are they wearing?
• What time of day is it?
• What is the weather like?
• Describe their feelings / attitude.

PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS (intermediate)

Watch this video by Hamilton House and pay attention to the differences between the two forms of the Present tense used:

Read these parts of the script and answer the following question:

  What differences are there among the coloured forms of the verbs? Why are they used differently?

• Why are you wearing a tie? You never wear ties.
• I hate ties, but I'm wearing this tie because it's a present from my cousin George.

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• What are you cooking?
• I'm cooking vegetables.
• Vegetables? But you hate vegetables! You always eat meat.
• Yes, but cousin George is a vegetarian. He doesn't eat meat.

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• What are you doing?
• I'm putting away my things. There's always a disaster when George comes.

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• I'm staying for a week!

Need more information?

Here is a worksheet with all the details.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (elementary worksheet, activities and videos)

Do you REALLY think that using the Present Continuous tense is complicated? I bet you'll change your mind after a little bit of practice.

Here is Mr Bean to help you start.

Download this worksheet if you think you need some extra practice:

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It's your turn now!

Watch this video ant tell: What is the Pink Panther doing?

Imagine now:

Your best friend has to stay in bed because she has a broken leg. You are keeping her company. After a while you decide to take a look outside the window. Something strange is happening on the street. You tell your friend every single detail.

What is going on?

Some possible ideas:

• a thief grabs a woman's handbag and runs away
• your boyfriend meets a girl and is very affectionate towards her
• there is a car accident 
• describe the passers-by

And a song for you:

PRESENT CONTINUOUS & TIMETABLE (elementary)

Here is a great site for you to practise the Present Continuous tense:

http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/14447/contenido/

This is an image of what you'll find:

Enjoy it!

ROAD RUNNER & PRESENT CONTINUOUS (elementary students, young learners)

 Watch this video, have some fun and practise the present continuous tense.


                 


What are these two guys doing? Use the present continuous form to explain what is happening in each scene. Follow the examples:

                                        COYOTE IS WALKING BACKWARDS.
                                                  COYOTE IS FALLING.

SCHEME 1:

1. Coyote is _______________.
2. He is _______________ with relief.
3. Oh,no! He ______________________ again!
4. He  ____________________ with a rock on top of his head. He is angry.

SCHEME 2:

1. Road runner is ______________.
2. Coyote _____________________.
3. Road runner _____________________ Coyote to look down.
4. Coyote _____________________. He can't understand!

SCHEME 3:

1. Coyote ______________________ a trap. 
2. He ______________________ some problems to make it work.
3. He ______________________ to get out of it.
4. He ______________________ a bowl of bird seed as a bait.
5. Road Runner _______________________  the bird seed.
6. Coyote ____________________ some oil on the trap's mechanism.
7. He _____________________ in a very bad mood.

SCHEME 4:

1. He _____________________ a spaceship.
2. The spaceship _____________________!

SCHEME 5:

1. Coyote ____________________ a machine to freeze Road Runner.
2. He ______________________ near the road
3. He ________________________
4. The ice ______________________

SCHEME 6:

1. Coyote ____________________.
2. Road Runner _____________________!
3. Coyote ________________________.
4. He _________________________.
5. He _________________________.
6. He _________________________. 

DO YOU THINK HE'LL EVER GIVE UP??

WHAT A NOISY CLASSROOM!!

                                                            Is your class similar to this one?

Cartoon by Matt Groening. Source: http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/eres/docs/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/BehManCartoons.html

Oh, no! Some students should NOT be doing this! Can you find them?

1. Someone is doing her hair.
2. Someone has nothing to work with!
3. Someone is laughing nervously.
4. Someone is having nasty thoughts about the teacher!
5. Someome is meowing!
6. Someone is speaking softly.
7. Someone imagines to be somewhere else.
8. Someone has just arrived.
9. Someone is playing an imaginary instrument!
10. Someone is snoaring!
11. WHAT IS THE TEACHER DOING?
12. What would you do if you were the teacher?