Affirmative am are is is is are are are

I You He She It We You They

Negative

reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading

I You He She It We You They

am not are not is not is not is not are not are not are not

Interrogative dancing dancing dancing dancing dancing dancing dancing dancing

Am Are Is Is Is Are Are Are

I you he she it we you they

writing? writing? writing? writing? writing? writing? writing? writing?

Use: To talk about actions happening: - now, at the time of speaking; - around the moment of speaking, not necessarily this very moment; - in a near future, especially for planned actions.

Form:

Gerund = Infinite + -ing E.g.:

drink + ing = drinking watch + ing = watching listen + ing = listening

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1. E.g.:

have – having write – writing

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2. E.g.:

Your

die – dying

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3. E.g.:

EXCEPTIONS:

What

am I are you is he is she is it are we are you are they

doing?

I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are

dancing. eating.

A. Build sentences following the examples. James / eat / a cake

James / not eat / a cake

James / eat / a cake / ?

James is eating a cake.

James isn’t eating a cake.

Is James eating a cake?

1. I / read / a comic book ________________________________________________ 2. You / not / study / Maths ________________________________________________ 3. He / run / very fast / ? ________________________________________________ 4. Sam and Gillian / listen / to music ________________________________________________ 5. She / play / volleyball ________________________________________________

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B. Now look at the example and write questions and answers. The baby / cry Q.: What is the baby doing? A.: He is crying.

1. Mrs Lewis/ bake a cake

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: ____________________________________________

2. Grace and Michael / swim

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: ____________________________________________

3. Oliver / do the homework

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: ____________________________________________

4. The kids / play outside

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: ____________________________________________

5. Mary / clean the house

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: ____________________________________________

C. Study the example and do the same. Jane / read a book Q.: Is Jane reading a book? A.: Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.

1. John / play computer

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: Yes, _____________________

2. The girls / dance

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: No, _____________________

3. Julianne / sleep

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: No, _____________________

4. The Philips / talk

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: Yes, _____________________

5. Seymour / watch TV

Q.: ____________________________________________? A.: No, _____________________

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D. What are they doing? Look at the pictures and write. Use the verbs and expressions in the box.

eat

sing

fight

dance

run

cook

sleep

read

play

study

listen to music watch TV

1. She ________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

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4. ____________________

5. ____________________

6. ____________________

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8. ____________________

9. ____________________

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10. ___________________

11. ___________________

12. ___________________

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Your

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