UNIT 14

What Are You Doing Right Now?

Present Continuous · actions happening now · Present Simple or Present Continuous · object pronouns

NOW → am / is / are + verb-ing
I am reading. · She is drinking coffee. · They are talking.
TERAZ → am / is / are + czasownik + -ing

1. Build the Present Continuous

Zbuduj Present Continuous. Najpierw wybierz właściwe am / is / are, potem formę -ing.

I → am
I am reading.

he / she / it → is
She is reading.

you / we / they → are
They are reading.

Choose the correct English sentence.

Words for this unit

readczytać

writepisać

sleepspać

sitsiedzieć

standstać

useużywać

open / closeotwierać / zamykać

talkrozmawiać

calldzwonić

sendwysyłać

look atpatrzeć na

seewidzieć

2. What is happening now?

Co dzieje się teraz? Uważaj na pytania i przeczenia.

Remember: Are they sleeping? → Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
Is he writing? → Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.

Write it yourself

Teraz bez podpowiedzi.

1. Napisz po angielsku: „Ona teraz pije kawę.”

Present Continuous.

2. Napisz pytanie: „Czy oni teraz pracują?”

Start with Are...

3. Napisz przeczenie: „On teraz nie śpi.”

Use is not / isn't.

3. Pictures — look, think, write

Każde zdjęcie ma teraz własny zestaw pytań. Nie wybieraj odpowiedzi — wpisz ją samodzielnie. Wielkie litery i kropka na końcu nie mają znaczenia.

Photo 1 · At home

1. What is the man doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

2. What is the woman doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

3. What is the boy doing?

Jedna widoczna czynność wystarczy.

4. What is the cat doing?

Use: it / the cat.

Photo 2 · Café in Warsaw

1. What is the man doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

2. What are the two women doing?

Use: they.

3. Are they sitting in a classroom?

Short answer.

4. Where are they?

Use: in a café.

Photo 3 · On the bus

$Photo 3 · On the bus$

1. What is the man doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

2. What is the woman holding?

Use: She is holding...

3. What are the children doing?

Use: they.

4. What is the baby doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

Photo 4 · Outdoor café

1. What is the woman doing?

Napisz pełne zdanie.

2. What is the boy doing?

Opisz to, co widzisz.

3. Is the dog standing?

Short answer.

4. What is the waiter doing?

Jedna poprawna czynność wystarczy.

4. Every day or right now?

Codziennie / zwykle czy właśnie teraz?

Present Simple
usually · sometimes · often · every day

I drink coffee in the morning.

Present Continuous
now · right now · at the moment

I am drinking coffee now.

Simple or Continuous — write

Uzupełnij całe zdanie właściwą formą.

1. Every morning Olivia ___ coffee. Write the complete sentence.

Habit → Present Simple.

2. Right now Olivia ___ coffee. Write the complete sentence.

Now → Present Continuous.

3. Daniel often ___ the news. Write the complete sentence.

Habit → Present Simple.

5. Read: Daniel and Olivia

Przeczytaj dialog. Potem odpowiedz na pytania. Nie wszystkie odpowiedzi są napisane dokładnie tymi samymi słowami.

Olivia: What are you doing, Daniel?

Daniel: I am eating tomato soup with rice and writing my homework.

Olivia: Are you using a pen?

Daniel: Yes, I am. Are you reading the newspaper?

Olivia: Yes. I am reading and drinking coffee.

Daniel: Are you listening to music?

Olivia: Yes, I am. The TV is on. Are you watching it?

Daniel: No, I am not. I am eating and writing.

Olivia: Is the soup good?

Daniel: Yes, it is.

6. me · you · him · her · it · us · them

Zaimki dopełnienia — po czasowniku, np. I see him. She is talking to them.

me
mnie / mi

you
cię / ciebie

him
go / mu

her
ją / jej

it
to / je

us
nas / nam

you
was / wam

them
ich / im

Choose the correct pronoun.

Pronouns — no options

Zastąp podkreślone słowa zaimkiem dopełnienia.

1. I know Anna. → I know ___.

Anna → her

2. I can see Peter and Adam. → I can see ___.

Peter and Adam → them

3. The teacher is helping my friends and me. → The teacher is helping ___.

my friends and me → us

4. Do you know my brother? → Do you know ___?

my brother → him

7. Unit 14 final challenge

Mieszanka Unit 14 + język z wcześniejszych unitów.

Your English

Answer aloud with your teacher:

What are you doing right now?
Are you sitting or standing?
Are you using a phone?
What do you usually drink in the morning?
Who do you often talk to?
Look at your teacher. What is he / she doing now?