Present Continuous Reference Guide
A one-page present continuous explanation with clear timeline diagrams, form guidance, time expressions and example sentences.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Clear visual timeline diagrams
- Form and use explained concisely
- Useful time words and example sentences
- One-page printable reference
Explain actions happening now or around now through phone-call and reading timelines. The page includes temporary activity, a negative sentence and a question about working today.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the single A1-A2 reference guide. It has no exercises or answer key. Review am, is and are with familiar subjects.
- Compare a phone call at this moment with reading a book across several sessions. Both can be temporary activities.
- Read the four examples and build be + verb-ing, including the negative and question. Notice that an activity around now need not be occurring every second.
- Describe a classroom picture or invented current activity. Ask Are you working today? in a simple role-play.
Support and extension
Support with visible actions first. Extend by contrasting a temporary activity with a usual routine, without presenting every time expression as a rule that forces the tense.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
