Primary Longman Elect 1 B Chapter 6 Present

Primary Longman Elect 1 B Chapter 6 Present continuous tense (2)

He / She / It is + -ing What is he doing? He is swimming.

He / She / It is + -ing What is she doing? She is ice-skating.

He / She / It is + -ing What is it doing? It is running.

He / She / It is + -ing • We use He / She / It is + -ing to talk about what a person / an animal is doing now. e. g. She is walking. It is walking.

They are + -ing What are they doing? They are skipping.

They are + -ing What are they doing? They are swimming.

They are + -ing • We use They are + -ing to talk about what 2 or more people / animals are doing now. e. g. They are running.

Key structure What is he / she / it Kelly and Henry doing? are they He / She / It is They are swimming.

Present continuous tense • Be careful when you add -ing to the action words. You have to repeat the last letter of some action words. e. g. running skipping swimming • Sometimes you have to omit the last letter e of the action words. e. g. dancing dance riding ice-skate ice-skating make making hike hiking

Practice Give the correct answer. What are they doing? are hiking They ________. (hike)

Practice Give the correct answer. What is it doing? is swimming It ________. (swim)

Practice Give the correct answer. What are they doing? are riding They ________. (ride)

Practice Give the correct answer. What is she doing? is dancing She ________. (dance)

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