Unit4SavethetreesThepresentcontinuoustenseUsage★Toshowthatsomethingishappeningnow.★Totalkabouttemporarysituations.Thechildrenareplayinginthepark.WearestayingatPeter’shouseatthemoment.FormSubjectBeMainverbIam(not)dreamingYou/We/Theyare(not)He/She/Itis(not)AmIreading?Yes,Iam.No,Iamnot/I’mnot.Areyou/we/theyreading?Yes,you/we/theyare.No,you/we/theyarenot/aren’t/‘renot.Ishe/sheitreading?Yes,he/she/itis.No,he/she/itisnot/isn’t/‘snot.Wh-questionsWhatareyoudoingnow?Whyishesleepinghere?Weformthepresentcontinuoustensewiththeverb+tobe+(thebaseform/the–ingform)ofthemainverb.Changetheverbsinto–ingform.feelwritedierunfeelingwritingdyingrunningmostverbsverbsendingineverbsendinginiesomeverbsendinginavowelletter+aconsonantletterChangetheverbsinto–ingform.Exercisethink__________tell__________sit__________come__________smile__________lie__________sing__________fight__________change__________make__________thinkingtellingsittingcomingsmilinglyingsingingfightingchangingmakingKatieisonholidaywithherfriends.SheistellingAlexwhateveryoneisdoing.Lookatthepicturebelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinbrackets.Katie:Hi,Alex.Wearehavingfunatthebeach.Alex:What________everyone________(do)?Katie:Ted________(play)volleyballwithCarol.JennyandHenry________(play)badminton.Grace________(fish).Ivan________(swim)inthesea.LauraandJohnny________(lie)onthebeach.Laura________(eat)anicecreamtoo.Jim________(play)theguitar.AndI________(talk)toyouonthephone.isdoingisplayingareplayingisfishingisswimmingarelyingiseatingisplayingamtalkingWeusuallyusetheverbsinthesimplepresenttense.believehearlikeprefersmellunderstandhateknowloveseetastewantIknowtheanswernow.Shelikesthepoem.BLookatthepicturesbelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinthebrackets.Mum:Thephone________(ring),Sam.Sam:I________,butI’mverybusy.Couldyouanswerit,please?Mary:I________(think)aboutwhattoweartoJane’sbirthdaypartytonight.Canyouhelpme?Anne:Sure.I________(prefer)thelongdress.isringingknowamthinkingpreferBLookatthepicturesbelowandcompletetheconversationwiththeverbsinthebrackets.Fred:That________(smell)verynice.What________(you)________(eat),Tom?Tom:I________(eat)somecake.________you________(want)some?smellsareeatingeatingDowantDo用括号中动词的适当形式填空:1.Myparents__________(watch)TVnow.2.Look.Threeboys__________(run).3.What__________yourmother__________(do)now?4.Areyourdog__________now?(sleep)5.-__________you__________(listen)tomusic?-Yes,Iam.ExercisearewatchingarerunningisdoingsleepingArelistening用括号中动词的适当形式填空:6.Look,MissChen__________football.(play)7.Tomandhissister__________(wait)foryouoverthere.8.NowClass3andClass4__________(have)atest.9.Listen,someone__________(sing)intheclassroom.10.-WhereisZhangYan?-She__________(talk)withherteacherintheteacher’soffice.Exerciseisplayingarewaitingarehavingissingingistalking1.Where'sTom?Hismother________himnow.【2011北京】A.islookingforB.willlookforC.haslookedforD.looksfor2.-Whatistomdoingnow?-He______basketballoverthere.【2011山东】A.isplayingB.willplayC.hasplayedD.wasplaying中考链接3.-What’stheweatherlike?【2011辽宁大连】-Oh,it___outside.takeanumbrellawithyou.A.rainsB.israiningC.wasrainingD.rained4.Youcan’tusethebathroomrightnow.Robbie______ashower.【2011湖南张家界】A.takesB.willtakeC.istaking中考链接5.Look!Theboys_______footballontheplayground.【2011广西桂林】A.playsB.playC.areplayingD.played6.Don'tmakesomuchnoise.Thechildren_______anEnglishlesson.【2011黑龙江绥化市】A.haveB.arehavingC.werehavingD.had中考链接7.TodayisWomen'sDay.MyfatherandI______aspecialgiftformymothernow.【2011•四川南充】A.makeB.madeC.aremakingD.weremaking8.-What’sthatnoise?-Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Theneighbors______foraparty.【2011四川资阳】A.prepareB.arepreparingC.willprepareD.haveprepared中考链接中考链接9.-WhereisMichael?-He____TVathome,Ithink.【2011广西崇左】A.watchesB.watchedC.iswatchingD.waswatching10.Listen!Thephone___.Pleasegotoanswerit.【2011辽宁沈阳】A.ringsB.isringingC.rangD.willring