Present Continuous A1.2_ACNUR

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Present continuous tense

Present Continuous Tense

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AFFIRMATIVE

Subject + Verb to be + Verb -ing Ethan is working.

Negative

Subject + Verb to be + not + Verb -ing.

They + are + not + running.

Present Continuous Tense

Interrogative

Verb to be + Subject + Verb -ing?

Is Ethan working?

Interrogative

Wh- + Verb to be + Subject + Verb -ing?

Why + are + they + running?

Present Continuous Tense

Usages

Repeated action

Around the present time

Now

Future events

At this moment. * We are talking right now. * She is playing in the playground.

Planned event. * I'm going tomorrow. * The kids are arriving at six o'clock.

Current trends. * Maggie is studying hard for her exams this week.. * Shopping online is growing in popularity nowadays.

Often negative. * You're always playing with your toys. * Jack and Jill are always fighting.

Common time expressions

Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. Ted ____________ (take) a shower right now. 2. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight? 3. My brother __________________ (have) a daughter and a son. 4. I __________________ (not / solve) some math problems at the moment. 5. My grandfather often _________________ (come) over for dinner at the weekends. 6. My school _________________ (begin) at nine every day. 7. What time ________________ (you / wake up) on weekdays? 8. What ________________ (you / do) tomorrow night? 9. I usually ____________ (not / work) on Sundays but today I _____________ (work). 10. She _______________ (not / sleep) now, she _______________ (study).

Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

11. How often _________________ (you / review) your lessons? 12. I _________________ (not / go) on holiday this summer. 13. Can you speak slowly please, I ___________________ (not / understand) you. 14. She _________________ (work) as a secretary in a big company. 15. Miss Clara __________________ (take) a violin class every Wednesday. 16. It _______________ (be) usually so humid here in summer time. 17. Don’t forget to take your coat, it ___________________ (be) cold outside. 18. This flower __________________ (smell) so good. 19. That coat over there ___________________ (not / belong) to me. 20. Where _________________ (you / live)?