I learn how to use the Present continuous (Be + V-ing)

I learn how to use the Present continuous (Be + V-ing)
(je parle d’une activité en cours)
I read and I understand
It’s Saturday afternoon. Look at Jeff! What is he doing?
Jeff is playing Baseball.
What about his father? What is he doing?
His father is cheering him (Jeff).
His mother and his brother are watching him.
His brother is eating a hot dog and his mother is filming.
-Is Jeff’s father filming?
-No, he isn’t filming
-No, he isn’t (short answer)
-Jeff’s friends are not (aren’t) watching him!
-What are they doing then?
The verb “be” is also an auxiliary:
I am (I’m)
we are (we’re)
You are (you’re)
you are (you’re)
He is (he’s)
they are (they’re)
She is (she’s)
It is (it’s)
The Present continuous (Be + V-ing)
1-Why do I use the Present continuous (Be+V-ing?)
Le présent en be+ V-ing sert à décrire des actions en cours et dont je suis témoin:
-parce que je les vois :
-My English teacher is writing the lesson on the board now.
-Look ! He is (he’s) reading !
- parce que je les entends :
-Listen ! They are (they're) playing the piano !
- parce que je sais qu'elles sont en train d'avoir lieu maintenant :
Now the pupils are not writing the lesson. They are listening to the teacher.
Laura is learning Spanish these days
2-How do I use the Present continuous (Be+V-ing?)
a) Affirmative form:
Kevin is reading a book now.
Subject +
aux. be
+
b) Negative form:
He is not (isn’t) watching television.
V-ING
Subject +
aux. be
+
c) yes-no questions (questions fermées)
Is Tom reading a book?
-Yes, he is.
aux. be
+
d) wh- quetions (questions ouvertes)
What is Tom doing?
Question word +
subject
NOT
+ V-ING
-No, he isn’t.
+
V-ING
-Tom is doing his homework.
aux. be
+
subject +
V-ING
3-Words and expressions used with the Present continuous (Be+V-ing)
look! // listen ! // now // at the moment // right now (en ce moment même)// these days (ces jours-ci)
4-Spelling changes
To hide___________ hiding (le ‘e’ est supprimé sauf pour le verbe ‘see’___seeing)
To begin___beginning / to run_________ running
To shop___shopping / to cut___cutting
To die (mourir)_____dying / to lie (être alongé)________lying
To ski___skiing
Pour doubler la consonne finale, il faut réunir trois conditions: un verbe d’une syllabe qui finit par
une seule voyelle suivie d’une seule consonne finale.
A-Arthur’s mother is cooking at the moment.
B-Arthur’s mother cooks every day.
Quelle phrase choisir pour dire ce que la mère d’Arthur fait :
en général____ __ ?
mot clé______________
en ce moment______?
Mot clé______________
Pose la question : A-what_______________________________ ?
B-what___________________________ ?
Dis le contraire (phrases négatives) :
A_______________________________
B________________________________
-When you want to speak about routine, something you often do; then you use present simple.
I always wake up at 7:00 o’clock am.
My parents don’t often watch television
Do you sometimes surf the net?
-when you want to describe a present situation which is taking place now, you use present
continuous (be+V-ing)
What are you doing?
I am doing my homework.
Is your mother cooking?
No, she isn’t. she’s reading a book.