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The action is not finished. am / is / are + - ing is the present continuous : I he/she/it we/you/they am is are (= I ’m ) (= he ’s etc.) (= we ’re etc.) driving working doing etc. Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says: Steve says ‘ I’m reading …’ but he is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started reading the book, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. I am doing something = I started doing it and I haven’t finished; I’m in the middle of doing it. Please don’t make so much noise. I ’m trying to work. ( not I try) ‘Where’s Mark?’ ‘He ’s having a shower.’ ( not He has a shower) Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more. ( not It doesn’t rain) How’s your new job? Are you enjoying it? What’s all that noise? What ’s going on? or What ’s happening ? Sometimes the action is not happening at the time of speaking. For example: B Study this example situation: Some more examples: Kate wants to work in Italy, so she ’s learning Italian. (but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking) Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. (periods around now): : You ’re working hard today . ( not You work hard today) : Yes, I have a lot to do. The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year . C We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that has started to happen. We oen use these verbs in this way: getting , becoming changing , improving starting , beginning increasing , rising , falling , growing Is your English getting better? ( not Does your English get better) The population of the world is increasing very fast. ( not increases) At first I didn’t like my job, but I ’m starting to enjoy it now. ( not I start) D 1 She’s taking a picture. 2 He a shoelace. 3 the road. 4 his head. 5 behind a tree. 6 to somebody. 1.2 The sentences on the right follow those on the le. Which sentence goes with which? 1 Please don’t make so much noise. 2 We need to leave soon. 3 I don’t have anywhere to live right now. 4 I need to eat something soon. 5 They don’t need their car any more. 6 Things are not so good at work. 7 It isn’t true what they say. 8 We’re going to get wet. a I’m getting hungry. b They’re lying. c It’s starting to rain. d They’re trying to sell it. e It’s getting late. f I’m trying to work. g I’m staying with friends. h The company is losing money. 1 f 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.3 Write questions. Use the present continuous. 1 What’s all that noise? What’s happening? (what / happen?) 2 What’s the matter? (why / you / cry?) 3 Where’s your mother? (she / work / today?) 4 I haven’t seen you for ages. (what / you / do / these days?) 5 Amy is a student. (what / she / study?) 6 Who are those people? (what / they / do?) 7 I heard you started a new job. (you / enjoy / it?) 8 We’re not in a hurry. (why / you / walk / so fast?) 1.4 Put the verb into the correct form, positive ( I’m doing etc.) or negative ( I’m not doing etc.). 1 Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying (I / try) to work. 2 Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining (it / rain) any more. 3 You can turn o the radio. (I / listen) to it. 4 Kate phoned last night. She’s on holiday with friends. (She / have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back. 5 Andrew started evening classes recently. (He / learn) Japanese. 6 Paul and Sarah have had an argument and now (they / speak) to one another. 7 The situation is already very bad and now (it / get) worse. 8 Tim (work) today. He’s taken the day o. 9 (I / look) for Sophie. Do you know where she is? 10 The washing machine has been repaired. (It / work) now. 11 (They / build) a new hospital. It will be finished next year. 12 Ben is a student, but he’s not very happy. (He / enjoy) his course. 13 (The weather / change). Look at those clouds. I think it’s going to rain. 14 Dan has been in the same job for a long time. (He / start) to get bored with it. Present continuous and present simple ➜ Units 3–4 Present tenses for the future ➜ Unit 19 Exercises A I’m reading a really good book at the moment. It’s about a man who … 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3

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Unit 1

Present continuous ( I am doing )

1.1 What’s happening in the pictures? Choose from these verbs: cross hide scratch take tie wave

Study this example situation:

Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work. She ’s driving to work. (= She is driving …) This means: she is driving now , at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. am / is / are + - ing is the present continuous : I he/she/it we/you/they am is are (= I ’m ) (= he ’s etc.) (= we ’re etc.) driving working doing etc.

She’s taking

4 5 6

his head.

a picture.

behind a tree. to somebody.

2 He

a shoelace.

the road.

1.2 The sentences on the right follow those on the left. Which sentence goes with which?

I am doing something = I started doing it and I haven’t finished; I’m in the middle of doing it. Please don’t make so much noise. I ’m trying to work. ( not I try) ‘Where’s Mark?’ ‘He ’s having a shower.’ ( not He has a shower) Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more. ( not It doesn’t rain) How’s your new job? Are you enjoying it? What’s all that noise? What ’s going on? or What ’s happening ? Sometimes the action is not happening at the time of speaking. For example: B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

a I’m getting hungry. b They’re lying. c It’s starting to rain. d They’re trying to sell it. e It’s getting late. f I’m trying to work. g I’m staying with friends. h The company is losing money.

1 Please don’t make so much noise. 2 We need to leave soon. 3 I don’t have anywhere to live right now. 4 I need to eat something soon. 5 They don’t need their car any more. 6 Things are not so good at work. 7 It isn’t true what they say. 8 We’re going to get wet.

Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says:

Write questions. Use the present continuous. 1 What’s all that noise? What’s happening?

I’m reading a really good book at the moment. It’s about a man who …

1.3

(what / happen?) (why / you / cry?) (she / work / today?)

2 What’s the matter? 3 Where’s your mother?

Steve says ‘ I’m reading …’ but he is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started reading the book, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it.

4 I haven’t seen you for ages.

(what / you / do / these days?)

5 Amy is a student.

(what / she / study?) (what / they / do?)

6 Who are those people?

7 I heard you started a new job.

(you / enjoy / it?)

Some more examples:

8 We’re not in a hurry.

(why / you / walk / so fast?)

Kate wants to work in Italy, so she ’s learning Italian. (but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking) Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. (periods around now): a: You ’re working hard today . ( not You work hard today) b: Yes, I have a lot to do. The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year . C

1.4 Put the verb into the correct form, positive ( I’m doing etc.) or negative ( I’m not doing etc.). 1 Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying (I / try) to work. 2 Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining (it / rain) any more. 3 You can turn off the radio. (I / listen) to it. 4 Kate phoned last night. She’s on holiday with friends. (She / have)

a great time and doesn’t want to come back. 5 Andrew started evening classes recently. 6 Paul and Sarah have had an argument and now to one another. 7 The situation is already very bad and now

(He / learn) Japanese.

(they / speak)

We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that has started to happen. We often use these verbs in this way: getting , becoming changing , improving starting , beginning increasing , rising , falling , growing

(it / get) worse.

8 Tim

(work) today. He’s taken the day off.

(I / look) for Sophie. Do you know where she is?

10 The washing machine has been repaired.

(It / work) now.

Is your English getting better? ( not Does your English get better) The population of the world is increasing very fast. ( not increases) At first I didn’t like my job, but I ’m starting to enjoy it now. ( not I start)

(They / build) a new hospital. It will be finished next year.

12 Ben is a student, but he’s not very happy.

(He / enjoy) his course.

(The weather / change). Look at those clouds.

I think it’s going to rain. 14 Dan has been in the same job for a long time.

(He / start) to get bored

with it.

Present continuous and present simple ➜ Units 3–4

Present tenses for the future ➜ Unit 19

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