QUICK GUIDE TO
The present continuous
Structure
I (learn) ______ to play the guitar.
Structure
He (play) ______ the guitar.
She (dance) ______ to the music.
It (happen) ______ on the Hawaiian beach.
Structure
1. We (discuss) ________ the meeting.
2. They (have) _______ a drink.
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Present continuous
Uses:
1. When something is happening at this moment
My mother is cooking dinner right now.
2. Longer actions, not happening in this moment, but in progress.
She is studying to become a science teacher.
Present continuous
Uses:
3. Used with words like "always" and "constantly" to say that something often happens in a negative sense
You are always coming to work late.
The students are constantly complaining about everything.
PRACTICE
The present continuous
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QUICK GUIDE TO
The present continuous
Structure
I (learn) ______ to play the guitar.
Structure
He (play) ______ the guitar.
She (dance) ______ to the music.
It (happen) ______ on the Hawaiian beach.
Structure
1. We (discuss) ________ the meeting.
2. They (have) _______ a drink.
Loremipsum.com
Present continuous
Uses:
1. When something is happening at this moment
My mother is cooking dinner right now.
2. Longer actions, not happening in this moment, but in progress.
She is studying to become a science teacher.
Present continuous
Uses:
3. Used with words like "always" and "constantly" to say that something often happens in a negative sense
You are always coming to work late.
The students are constantly complaining about everything.
PRACTICE