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What are you doing?. Reflecting on Language. The Present Continuous Tense is used to:. 1. a) express actions happening at the moment of speaking. Eg. I ’m teach ing now. 1.b) refer to actions that are happening about the moment of speaking.
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Reflecting on Language
The Present Continuous Tense is used to: 1. a) express actions happening at the moment of speaking. Eg. I’m teaching now.
1.b) refer to actions that are happening about the moment of speaking. Eg. I’m practicing for the match these days.
2. Refer to actions that are going to take place in the near future. Eg. I’m cleaning my house on Saturday. Eg. She is cooking chicken for dinner next Sunday.
Form He is eating now. Subject Action Verb + (-ing) Verb To Be Time Expression
Expressions of time now at the moment at present
Spelling Verbs ending in: • –ss,-h,-ch,-x , -o: -es: kiss-kisses, brush-brushes, teach- teaches,fix-fixes, go-goes. • consonant + y: eliminate –y and take –ies: try – tries. • vowel + y: take-s: buy-buys.
Spelling Cuando el verbo termina en una vocal acentuada entre consonantes o termina en -l, se dobla la consonante: swim - swimming walk- walking sit- sitting wait-waiting travel- travelling BUT
Spelling Verbs ending in: • lie – lying die-dying • –e, eliminate –e : write-writing • -ie ,eliminate –ie, and take –y:
Complete the answer: Bob____ cooking spaghetti because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.
Possibleanswer: Bob is cooking spaghetti because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.
They refer to: • Frequent and regular activities. • The activities occurring at the moment of speaking. • Past activities.
Possible answer • They refer to: • Frequent and regular activities. • The activities occurring at the moment of speaking. • Past activities.
What are they doing? 3 2 1 4 5 6 7
He’s cutting the grass. 2. They’re rowing a boat. 3. They’re swimming. 4. She’s kneating.
5. He’s gardening. 6. She’s dancing. 7. They’re picking fruits.