Protecting Our Environment
Language
The present continuous tense
主语
第一人称单数 I
第三人称单数 He, She, It,
Jim, The bird, A car…
第二人称单数 You
所有人称复数 We, You, They,
My friends, Many dogs…
be动词 现在分词
am
is
are
V.-ing
Ted isn’t reading at the moment.
The children are not singing now.
Look! Is a bird flying in the sky?
Where are the students planting trees?
Exception: Who is laughing there?
一般
辅音字母 + ie结尾 重读闭音节且末
尾只有一个辅音
不发音e结尾
字母
listening
walking
fishing
eating
playing
working
living
writing
arriving
making
coming
moving
die →
dying
lie →
lying
swimming
planning
getting
sitting
cutting
beginning
Complete the passage with the right
forms of the verbs in brackets.
At this moment my family __________
are doing (do) different things.
am reading (read) English
My brother and I are at school. I __________
is having (have) his Chinese lesson. My
while my brother __________
is playing
grandma ___________
is watching (watch) TV. My grandpa _________
(play) chess with his friends. My uncle __________
is driving (drive) a
is shopping (shop) for food. My father
car while my aunt ___________
___________
is working (work) in the office. My mother isn’t at work.
is sweeping (sweep) the floor at home. My little sister
She ____________
__________
is lying (lie) in bed. She’s still sleeping!
1.表示说话时正在发生或进行的动作,常见标志: “now,”
“now,” “at the moment,” “Look!”, “Listen!”…
2.表示现阶段持续进行的动作,常见标志: “at the
present”(目前), “this week,” “these days”…
3.按计划或安排将要发生的动作,与将来时间连用,仅限
限少量动词: go, come, leave, start, arrive, return, sleep…
4.与always连用,表示经常反复的动作,表达说话者的
惊讶、厌烦、赞美等情感
注意！没有进行时的动词：表示感觉、感情、思想、
态度、状态、拥有- see, hear, notice, like, love, hate,
know, want, hope, think, believe, agree, own (have/ has)…
1.（正在发生）Listen! A bird is singing in the tree.
1.（正在发生）
What are the kids playing with now?
2.（持续进行） I’m getting on well with my studies.
不一定说话时进行What lessons are you studying this week?
(按计划或安排将要发生)
3. (按计划或安排将要发生)Where
are you going tomorrow?
She’s leaving for Shanghai this evening.
4. He’s always making the same mistake! (厌烦)
She is always thinking of others instead of herself! (赞美)
(×) I’m knowing the answer.
(○) I know the answer.
(×) Are you liking the milk?
(○) Do you like the milk?
(×) This book is belonging to May. (○) This book belongs to May.
Complete the dialogues with the right forms of the
verbs in brackets. Add other words as necessary.
1
The phone _______.
is ringing (ring)
I _______.
I _______
know
hear it. (know, hear)
NANNY:
MAY:
2 MAY: Your dinner is on the table.
see
smells good.
know
DANNY: I ______.
I ______
it. It ______
(know, see, smell)
belong
3 DANNY: These cars _________
to me. (belong)
do not believe you. (not believe)
RITA: I ___________
Complete the dialogues with the right forms of the
verbs in brackets. Add other words as necessary.
4 RITA: I _____________
don’t understand her. What
does she mean (not understand, mean)
____________?
means
MAY: I ______
“Be quite!”
think that she _______?
(think, mean)
is smiling (smile)
5 MAY: Look! Your baby __________.
likes
RITE: Yes, she ________
you. (like)
6 DANNY: Why is your case so heavy?
contains books. (contain)
MAY: It _________