| Present Continuous Tense (2) We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about things that are happening right now. To talk about right now, you have to use a “Be verb” (am, is, are) and a verb+ing: | I | am | working making talking sitting running flying | hard in school. too much noise!
about a movie. on a chair. very fast. high in the sky. | | You We They | are | | He She It | is |
Write a “Be Verb” in the blanks to complete each sentence: 1. Bret _______ trying to climb a mountain. 2. Kate and Charlie _______ making a pizza for dinner. 3. Jake and I _______ working hard in school. 4. Patrick _______ sitting on the floor right now. 5. I _______ playing tennis right now. 6. Wendel _______ going to Antarctica. 7. My sisters _______ sleeping right now, so be quiet. 8. My mother and father _______ talking about something important right now. | 
