PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXAMPLE SITUATION Ann is in

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EXAMPLE SITUATION 'Ann is in her ˎcar. She 'is on her 'way to ˎwork. She is 'driving to ˎwork. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Now To be: am, is, are 'driving

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is we are you are they are I'm he's she's it's we're you're they're driving working sitting listening sleeping eating …

DRIVING drive to drive driving /draɪv/ /tə ˈdraɪv/ /draɪvɪŋ / [dɹɑɪv] [tə ˈdɹɑɪv] [dɹɑɪ ‖ vɪŋ]

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

WORKING [ɛː - ɜː] work to working /wɜːk/ /tə ˈwɜːk/ /wɜːkɪŋ/ /wɜˑk/ /tə ˈwɜˑk/ /wɜː ‖ kɪŋ/

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

SITTING sit to sitting /sɪt/ /tə ˈsɪt/ /sɪtɪŋ/ [sɪʔt] [tə ˈsɪʔt] [sɪt ‖ ɪŋ]

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

LISTENING listen to listening /lɪsən/ /to lɪsən/ /lɪsənɪŋ/ [lɪsən] [lɪsn ] [tə ˈlɪsən] [lɪs ‖ ə ‖ nɪŋ] [lɪs ‖ n ‖ ɪŋ] [lɪs ‖ nɪŋ] [tə ˈlɪsn ]

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

SLEEPING sleep to sleeping /sliːp/ /tə ˈsliːp/ / sliːpɪŋ/ [slɪip] [tə ˈslɪip] / slɪiː ‖ pɪŋ/

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

EATING eat to eating /iːt/ /tə ˈiːt/ /iːtɪŋ/ [it] [tə it] [iː ‖ tɪŋ]

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: TO BE + VING I am He is She is It is [ɑɪ əm] I'm [ɑɪm] [hi ɪz] he's [hiz] [ʃi ɪz] she's [ʃiz] [ɪt ɪz] it's [ɪts] driving working sitting listening we are [wɪi ɑː] we're [wɪiə] sleeping you are [jʊu ɑː] you're [jʊuə] eating they are[ðeɪ ɑː] they're [ðeɪə] …

EXAMPLE SITUATION 'Ann is 'driving to ˎwork. head nucleus 'Ann is 'driving to ˎwork now. head nucleus tail Now To be: am, is, are 'driving

OTHER EXAMPLES Please don't make so much noise. I'm 'trying to ˎwork. to 'trying I'm ˎwork to ˎwork 'trying to ˎwork

“WHERE'S MARK? ” “Where's Mark? ” “He's 'having a ˎshower. ” ˎshower a ˎshower 'having a ˎshower He's 'having a ˎshower

EXAMPLE SITUATION “He's 'having a ˎshower. ” pre-head nucleus +tail Now To be: am, is, are 'driving

IT ISN’T RAINING. IDENTIFY THE PARTS!) Let's go out now. It 'isn't ˎraining any ˌmore. ˎraining 'isn't ˎraining It 'isn't ˎraining any ˌmore

ENJOYING THE PARTY? (at a party) Hello, Jane. 'Are you enˌjoying the ˏparty? 'Are you enˌjoying the ˏparty?

WHAT’SGOING ON? What's all that noise? 'What's 'going ˎon?

AT THE MOMENT? I'm I'm 'reading a 'really 'good ˎbook at the ˌmoment. a a 'reading a 'really 'good 'good ˎbook ˎbook at the ˌmoment

IT IS 'BEGINNING TO ˎRAIN

IT IS 'BEGINNING TO ˋ RAIN

IT IS 'BEGINNING TO ˇRAIN