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Unit 1 - Present Continuous (Iam Doing)

Sarah is driving to work and is currently in the middle of her commute. The present continuous tense indicates an action that is ongoing or in progress. Examples are provided of how the present continuous is used to describe temporary or ongoing actions happening around now compared to the present simple tense which can describe habitual or repeated actions. Verbs like get, change, become that indicate progression are often used with the present continuous to talk about changes happening currently. Exercises are then provided to practice forming the present continuous tense in affirmative and negative forms in different contexts.

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Unit 1 - Present Continuous (Iam Doing)

Sarah is driving to work and is currently in the middle of her commute. The present continuous tense indicates an action that is ongoing or in progress. Examples are provided of how the present continuous is used to describe temporary or ongoing actions happening around now compared to the present simple tense which can describe habitual or repeated actions. Verbs like get, change, become that indicate progression are often used with the present continuous to talk about changes happening currently. Exercises are then provided to practice forming the present continuous tense in affirmative and negative forms in different contexts.

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Study this example situation:

Sarah 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.
Am/is/are+ -ing is the present continuous:
am
he/she/it is
we/you/they are

(=I'm)
(=he's etc.)
(=we're etc.)

driving
working
doing etc.

I am doing something= I'm in the middle of doing it; I've started doing it and I haven 't finished :
Please don't make so much noise. I'm trying t o work. (not I try)
0 'Where's Mark?' 'He's having a shower.' (not He has a shower)
0 Let's go out now. lt isn't raining any more. (not lt doesn't rain)
0 (at a party) Hi, jane. Are you enjoying the party ? (not Do you enjoy)
C What's all that noise? What's going on? (=What's happening?}
Sometimes the action is not happening at the ti me of speaking. For example:
Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says:
I'm reading a really good book at the moment.
it's abou t a man who ...

Steve is not reading the book at th e t ime of speaking.


He means that he has started it, but has not fi nished it yet.
He is in the middle of reading it.
Some more examples:
0 Kate wants to work in Italy, so she's Learning Italian. (but perhaps she isn't learning Italian
at the time of speaki ng)
0 Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer.
You can use the present continuous with today I this week I this year et c. (periods around now}:
0 A: You're working hard today. (not You work hard today)
s: Yes, I have a lot to do.
C The company I work for isn't doing so well this year.
We use the present continuous when w e ta lk about changes happening around now, especially
with these verbs:
get

0
0
C

change

become

increase

rise

fall

grow

improve

begin

Is your Engli sh getting better? (not Does your English get better)
The population of the world is increasing very fast. (not increases)
At first I didn't like my job, but I'm beginning to enj oy it now. (not I begin}

Present conti nuous and presen t si mple -+ Units 3-4

Present te nses fo r the future -+ Unit 19

start

I.

Exercises

Unit

The sentences on the right follow those on the left. Which sentence goes w ith which?
1 Please don't make so much noise.
2 I need to eat something soon.
3 I don't have anywhere to live right now.
4 We need to leave soon.
5 They don't need their car any more.
6 Things are not so good at work.
7 lt isn't true what they sa id.
8 We're going to get wet .

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

lt's getting late.


They're lying.
lt's starting to rain.
They're trying to sell it.
I'm getting hungry.
l'ffi +ryiAg {9 1 ""',..k
I'm looking for an apartment.
The company is losing money.
Cl

Vf 01

1
2

...f.. . .....

3
4
5
6
7
8

Complete the conversations.

A:
B:
A:

I saw Brian a few days ago.


Oh, did you? . W~_QJ./.? ..
He's at university.

n.e M~9.- .

? (what I he I study)

B:
A:

Psychology.

B:
A:

these days? (what I he I do)

it? (he I enjoy)

..... ...... .

Yes, he says it's a very good course.

Hi , Nicola. How .........


............. .
........ ? (your new job I go)
. .. .. ........... ..... ..
better now.
s: Not bad. lt wasn't so good at first, but
(it I get)
A: What about Daniel ? Is he OK?
s: Yes, but
.. .. .... .. ...
.... . . ..... . his wo rk right now. (he I not I enjoy)
He's been in the same job for a long time and
.. ............ to get bored
with it. (he I begin)
A:

Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I'm not doing etc.) .

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Please don't make so much noise. ......!'m tr~~9.-- - .. (I I t ry) to work.


Let's go out now. ......lt -~?.YI t: . r~Lttg _____ (it I rain) any more.
You can turn off t he radio.
(I I listen) to it.
Kate phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France.
(she I have)
a great t ime and doesn't want to come back.
. ....... .......... .. ..... (I I eat) lunch.
I want to lose weight, so t his week ............. .
..................
........ ... (he I learn) Japanese.
Andrew has just started evening classes.
....... ..................... . . ..... . ............. ..... .... ......... (they I speak)
Paul and Sa lly have had an argument. ...
to each other.
............. .... (I I get) tired. I need a rest.
Tim ....... .
.. ..................
(work) today. He's taken the day off.
.... . . (I I look) for Sophie. Do you know where she is?
1

Complete the sentences using the following verbs:


start

1
2
3
4
5

get

increase

change

rise

The population of the world ~s _i,ncr.~mg very fast.


The world ......... . ................................................. . Things never stay the same.
The situation is already bad and it .... .... ..... . ......................... ....
worse.
..... ...........
...............
. Every year things are more expensive.
The cost of living
The weather
.. . ..... to improve. The rai n has stopped, and the wind isn't
as strong.

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