THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
play
At the moment Im playing football.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE Play
I am m playing
You We They are re playing
He She It is s playing
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Is he playing football at the moment? No, he
isnt. He is running.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
INTERROGATIVE Play
NEGATIVE Play
Am I playing?
Are you we they playing?
Is he she it playing?
I am not m not playing
You We They are not arent playing
He She It is not isnt playing
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WHAT IS SHE DOING?
draw
She is drawing a picture at the moment
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• WHAT IS TWEETY DOING?

ITS FLYING
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VERB ing (spelling rules)

• listen ing listening
• die (-ie?y) ing dying
• write ing writing
• hop p ing hopping
• travel l ing travelling

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Make ing forms of each verb given.

• begin
• rub
• listen
• lie
• swim
• study
• happen

get use admit try decide come put
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ing forms

• beginning
• rubbing
• listening
• lying
• swimming
• studying
• happening

getting using admitting trying deciding coming put
ting
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The Present Continuous Tense is used for

• Actions which are happening at or around the
  moment of speaking.
• Now Im doing the washing up.
• She is working very hard nowadays.
• Temporary situations.
• Im staying with a friend at the moment.

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ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT PRESENT (1)

• They are dancing right now.

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TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2)

• They normally play tennis.
• But this week they are skating.

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The Present Continuous Tense is used for

• 3. Changing or developing situations.
• His English is getting better.
• Its getting colder.
• 4. Fixed arrangements in the near future.
• They are getting married next week.

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CHANGING SITUATIONS (3)
Yesterday it was very sunny.
Today its raining more and more.
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FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4)

• They are celebrating a party next weekend.

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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.

They are throwing snowballs now