WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

What are you doing? 
I           am     sleeping.    /   I'm sleeping.
You     are     sleeping.    /   You're sleeping.
He       is       sleeping.    /   He's sleeping.
She     is       sleeping.    /   She's sleeping. 
It          is       sleeping.   /    It's sleeping.
We      are    sleeping.    /   We're sleeping.
They   are     sleeping.   /   They're sleeping.
You     are    sleeping.    /   You're sleeping.

Are you sleeping?                  
       Yes, I am.   /     No, I'm not.

Is she sleeping?
       Yes, she is.
       No, she isn't.   /    No, she's not.

Are they sleeping?
       Yes, they are.
       No, they aren't.    /    No, they're not.

I am not sleeping, I'm reading.  

    I'm not sleeping, I'm reading.
You are not sleeping, you're reading.
    You're not sleeping, you're reading. 
He is not sleeping, he's reading.
She is not sleeping, she's reading..
We are not sleeping, we're reading.
They are not sleeping, they're reading.

I usually go to school at 8:00.
I'm going to school now.

I often read a book on weekends.
I'm reading a book.

He sings in a band.
He's singing in a band 

We always play football on Saturdays.

We are playing football.

They never eat fish. 
They are eating fish.

Emphasis on certain words. What do you understand?
I am not watching TV, I'm studying!
What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?
What are you doing? 

ACTIVITIES - Be creative!

1) Write questions that you think your classmates will answer "Yes, I do." or "Yes, I am."  You get a point for all YES answers.
For example:
Do you like cheese?  Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Are you sitting down? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

2) Write questions about your class.  A student closes his or her eyes and tries to answer the questions.
For example:
Who is sitting next to John?
What is Mary wearing?
What color are David's eyes?

3) What's happening? Look around the room or out the window and write sentences about what you see.

4) With a partner, write sentences about things you have in common. 
For example:
We are both wearing jeans. 
We both have brown hair. 

5) Draw a picture of bad things people do. What do good people do? 
For example:
Draw a person throwing garbage out a car window. What is the person doing? Good people throw trash in a bin.