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Present Continuous

The document provides an overview of the present continuous tense, including its structure, usage, and examples. It explains how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, along with exercises for practice. Additionally, it highlights the tense's application for actions happening now, temporary situations, and future arrangements.

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29 views13 pages

Present Continuous

The document provides an overview of the present continuous tense, including its structure, usage, and examples. It explains how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, along with exercises for practice. Additionally, it highlights the tense's application for actions happening now, temporary situations, and future arrangements.

Uploaded by

pyae07319
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Topics covered

  • Learning Activities,
  • Grammar Exercises,
  • Contextual Usage,
  • English Language,
  • Teaching Methods,
  • Language Proficiency,
  • Real-time Actions,
  • Language Learning,
  • Language Acquisition,
  • Language Competence

Present Continuous

Tense
(I am doing)
Guess the answers
Study this example situations.

Sue is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is


driving to work.
This means: she is driving now, at the time of
speaking. The action is not finished.
Form

• Am / is / are + (v) ing


• Is singular subjects and objects
• e.g. Mg kaung is taking photos.
• Are plural subjects and objects
• e.g. They are working.
• Am just for I
• e.g. I am learning present continuous.
Structure Review:

• Affirmative: She is working late today.

• Negative: They are not coming to the party.

• Question: Are you studying for the test?


Sometimes the action is not happening at the time of speaking

Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says

I am reading a really
good book at the
moment. It’s about a
man who………….

• Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means


that he has started it, but has not finished it yet. He is in the
middle of reading it.
Today / this week / this year etc.
(periods around now)

A: You are working hard today.


B: Yes, I have a lot to do.

The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year.


Usage Review

Actions
Temporary
happening
situations
now
"I am staying
"She is
with my friend
talking on the
this month."
phone."

Future Expressing
arrangements annoyance
"We are (with 'always’)
meeting the "He is always
manager borrowing my
tomorrow." things!"
• Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks (Affirmative Sentences)

• Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present continuous
tense.
is
writing
• 1. She __ (write) an email right now.

are playing

• 2. Look! The kids __ (play) in the park.

is
staying
• 3. My parents __ (stay) with my aunt this month.

.
• Exercise 2: Rewrite as Negative Sentences.

• Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form.

• 1. He is reading a newspaper.
He __ a newspaper.
( is not reading)

• 2. We are watching a movie right now.


We __ a movie right now.
(are not watching)

• 3. She is using my laptop today.


She __ my laptop today.
(is not using)
• Exercise 3: Forming Questions

• Change the following sentences into questions.

• 1. She is cooking dinner.


__ she __ dinner?
(Is she working dinner?)

• 2. They are staying at a hotel this week.


__ they __ at a hotel this week?
(Are they at a hotel this week)

• 3. You are wearing a jacket.


__ you __ a jacket?
(Are you wearing a jacket)
Homework

• Write five sentences using the present


continuous tense about what your family
members are doing.

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