The Present Continuous Tense

We use the present continuous tense:
- for actions happening now, at the moment of speaking: 

The sun is shining. (shine + -ing = shining)
The girl is just coming in. (come + -ing = coming)
The dog is lying under the tree. (lie + -ing = lying)

We are sitting now. (sit + -ing = sitting)

They are having lunch at the moment. (have + -ing = having)

- for temporary actions in progress:
I am reading a book.
We are learning English.
She is playing tennis.

- for fixed arrangements in the future:
David is coming back on Sunday.
We are going to the cinema tonight.
They are travelling to Canada tomorrow. (travel + -ing = travelling)

In affirmative sentences, the present simple form of TO BE is followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + -ing).

We make questions by inversion of TO BE and the subject:
Are you listening to me?

For negative sentences, add NOT after TO BE:
We are not/aren't sleeping.

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Koristimo sadašnje trajno vreme:
- za radnje koje se događaju sada, u trenutku govora,

- za privremene radnje koje traju u sadašnjem vremenu,

- za dogovore u budućnosti.

U potvrdnim rečenicama, sadašnji oblik glagola BITI/JESAM prati prezent participa glavnog glagola (glagol + nastavak -ing).

Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom glagola BITI/JESAM i subjekta.

Odrični oblik se gradi dodavanjem rečce NE iza pomoćnog glagola BITI/JESAM.

Mime an action:
A: Are you cooking?
B: No, I'm not.
C: Are you washing a car?
B: Yes, I am.

Fill in the blanks, using AM, IS, ARE, ISN'T or AREN'T:
1 Father _____ sitting in his armchair.
2 _____ he reading the newspaper?
3 _____ Mary reading? - No, she _____. She _____ watching TV.
4 _____ Bob and Ken watching TV? - No, they _____. They _____ listening to music.
5 I _____ writing my name on the board.
6 _____ Jack and Jill cousins? -Yes, they _____.

Write the -ing form of the verbs: write, show, knit, come, play, sit, drop, swim, dive, help, use, shop, have, travel, spell, dance, tie.

Write questions and short answers:
1 Alan / write / a letter? Yes
2 Diana / listen to / the radio? Yes
3 your sister / play / the guitar? No
4 David / make / an omlette? No
5 Jodie / bring / some water? No
6 Matthew / answer / the door-bell? Yes
7 The children / have / breakfast? Yes
8 Paul / lay / the table? No

Complete the sentences with the verbs in their correct form: swim, get, run, sit, put, win.
1 She is _____ her books off the shelf.
2 He is _____ in a comfortable chair.
3 They are _____ in the river.
4 She is _____ the race.
5 He is _____ his things in his bag.
6 She is _____ very fast.

Make the sentences interrogative and negative. Use the subjects from the brackets:
1 We are going to the cinema. (They)
2 I am eating a hamburger. (You)
3 Emma is waiting for the bus. (Sue)
4 Bob is drinking his milkshake. (Tom)
5 We are cleaning the windows. (They)