Unit fig Present continuous (I am doing) al Study this example situation Sarah isin her car. She is on her way to work She's driving to work. (=Sheis driving...) This means: she is driving now, atthe time of speaking The action isnot finished am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous: 1am I'm) driving he/she/it is he'setc) working we/youlthey are [=we'reetc) _ doing etc. ean Tam doing something =| started doingiit and haver't finished; 'min the middie of doing it © Please don’t make so much noise. 'm trying to work. (not! try) © ‘Where's Mark?” ‘He's having a shower’ (not He has a shower) © Lets go cut now. Itisn’t raining any more, (not it doesn't rain) © How's yournew job? Are you enjoying it? © What's all that noise? Whet’s going on? or Whet’s happening? ‘Sometimes the action is not happening at the time of speaking, For example: Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says: ‘Vm reading a really good book at the moment. les abouta manwho Steve says I'm reading ..! but he's natreading the book at the time of speaking, Hemeans thathe has started reading the book, but has not finished ityet. He isin the middle of reading it. Some more examples: © Kate wants to work in ttaly, so she’s learning Italian (but perhaps she isn’t learning talian 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} ea Of: You're working hard today, (not Youwork hard today) 8: Yes, Ihave alot to do. © The company |wark for isn’t doing so well this year. We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that nas started to happen. We often use these verbs in this way: getting, becoming changing, improving starting, beginning increasing, rising, falling, growing © Isyour English getting better? (not Does your English get better) © The population of the worid is increasing very fast. (natincreases) ©. Atfist didn’t like my job, butl’m starting to enjoyitnow. (notl start) Units 3-4 Presi fortheExercises What's happening in the pictures? Choose from these verbs: “cross hide scratch take = tie: = wave | 1. She's. taking a picture, 4 his head. 2 He ashoelace. 5 behind a tree 3 theroad, © to somebody. [EE the sentences on the right follow those on the left. Which sentence goes with which? 1 Please don't make so much noise, ‘2. Im getting hungry, 1 uf 2 We need to leave soon b They're ying 2 3 Idon't have anywhere tolliverightnow. || c_ It’s starting to rain, 3 4 Inged to eat something soon, They're trying to sell it 4 5 They don'tneed their car any more. Ws getting late 5 6 Things are not so good at work f Hintryingtowork 6 7 isn’t true what they say. I'm staying with friends 7 8 We're going to get wet. h The company is losing money. | 8 [EE write questions. Use the present continuous. 1. What's all that noise? .. What's happening? (what / happen?) 2 What's the matter? (hy / you fry?) 3 Where's your mother? {she / work / today?) 4 Thaven't seen you for ages. (what / you / do / these days?) 5 Amyisa student (what / she / study?) © Who are those people? (what / they / do?) 7 heard you started a new job {you / enjoy / it?) 8 We're notin a hurry. (why /you / walk / 0 fast?) [EEE] rutthe verb into the correct form, positive (Vm doing ete) or negative (Pm not doing ete). 1 Please don’t make so much noise. ....\'m. trying... (1/ try] to work. 2 Let's go out now. ...&. isn’t raining .(it/ rain) any more. 3 You can turn off the radio. {1 /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 off 8 (1 /look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? 10 The washing machine has been repaired (It / work) now. n (They / build) 2 new hospital. It will be finished next year 12 Ben isa student, but he's not very happy. (He / enjoy) his course. B (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 i.