Present continuous tense new (1)
- 2. Present Continuous Verb Use to talk about actions that are happening right now. Form: Subject+ to be+ verb + ing Questions: To be + subject + verb + ing + ? Negatives: Subject + to be + not + verb + ing I am working. He is carrying the boxes. They are talking. We are writing. Use to talk about something that is happening these days, but not necessarily right now She is studying.
- 3. Present Continuous Verb Tense Ask and answer these questions with a partner: What are you doing right now, at this very moment? What is your friend doing? What are your classmates doing? What are your parents doing? What is the teacher doing? What is something new you are doing these days?
- 4. Practice with a partner Look at the pictures the instructor shows you and tell what is happening in each picture Use the following form when you speak: Subject + to be + verb+ing Examples: She is sleeping. They are eating.
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- 12. To Form Present Continuous Subject + to be + verb+ing Negative Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense Statement Yes/no question Wh- question I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating? You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying? He is going. Is he going? Where is he going? She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving? It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping? We are leaving. Are we leaving? When are we leaving? They are arguing. Are they arguing? Why are they arguing? I am not eating. You are not crying. He is not going. She is not arriving. It is not sleeping. We are not leaving. They are not arguing.
- 13. Spelling Rules for –ing verbs (present participles) 1. get run plan 2. come replace introduce 3. die tie
- 14. Spelling Rules for –ing verbs (present participles) 4. begin listen admit offer
- 15. Questions and negatives 1. He is working. Question: 2. The classmates are studying. Question: 3. Everybody is listening. Question: 1. He is working. Negative: 2. The classmates are studying. Negative: 3. Everybody is listening. Negative:
- 16. Game Person 1 rolls the dice. Move the dragon on the board. Take a card and read it silently. Say to your team: “What am I doing?” Do the action (no noises, no talking). Team members need to guess what you are doing. Team members say: “You are _________-ing.” First person to say the correct action is next and repeats from #1.
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- 18. Write a paragraph Write one paragraph describing this scene. Use a topic sentence, present continuous verbs to write about the actions of people in the picture, and a conclusion.