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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. play. At the moment I’m playing football. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. AFFIRMATIVE: Play. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. Is he playing football at the moment? No, he isn’t. He is running. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. INTERROGATIVE: Play. NEGATIVE: Play.

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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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  1. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE play At the moment I’m playing football.

  2. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE AFFIRMATIVE: Play

  3. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Is he playing football at the moment? No, he isn’t. He is running.

  4. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE INTERROGATIVE:Play NEGATIVE: Play

  5. WHAT IS SHE DOING? draw She is drawing a picture at the moment

  6. WHAT IS TWEETY DOING? IT’S FLYING

  7. VERB + ing (spelling rules) listen + ing = listening die (-iey) + ing = dying write + ing = writing hop + p + ing = hopping travel + l + ing = travelling

  8. Make –ing forms of each verb given. begin rub listen lie swim study happen get use admit try decide come put

  9. –ing forms beginning rubbing listening lying swimming studying happening getting using admitting trying deciding coming putting

  10. The Present Continuous Tense is used for • Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. • Now I’mdoing the washing up. • She is working very hard nowadays. • Temporary situations. • I’mstaying with a friend at the moment.

  11. ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT PRESENT (1) They are dancing right now.

  12. TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2) They normally play tennis. But this week they are skating.

  13. The Present Continuous Tense is used for 3. Changing or developing situations. • His English is gettingbetter. • It’sgettingcolder. 4. Fixed arrangements in the near future. • They are getting married next week.

  14. CHANGING SITUATIONS (3) Yesterday it was very sunny. Today it’s raining more and more.

  15. FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4) They are celebrating a party next weekend.

  16. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE TIME EXPRESSIONS: Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week. They are throwing snowballs now

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