Present continuous

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Present Continuous

What do you already know about the present continuous?

Time

- An ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense.

- The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

Usage

We use the present continuous:

- To talk about personal arragements for a future day or date

- Actions happening now

- Actions that are incomplete

Form

- Negative sentence: Subject + Auxiliary verb + not+ Verb-ing + Object

- Positive sentence: Subject + Auxillary verb + Verb-ing

- Question: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Verb-ing + Object

Signal words

Some common signal words with present continuous are time words like:

- Now                        - Look!

- At the moment      - Listen!

- This week

”, “at the moment”, “this week” and “for the time being” 

Example sentences

- This Friday Jasmijn and Elin are baking a cake for Jasper.

- Jasper is eating a cake.

Fill in the sentence:
I (eat) pear and apple.

Fill in the sentence:
I (study) at the moment.

What are 3 keywords of the present continuous?

1. Now, At the moment, yesterday
2. last week, when, 2 weeks ago
3. Listen!, this week, right now
4. all day, all her/his lifetime, all day long

Which sentence is in the present continuous?

1. Are you living in this town?
2. I play video games everyday.
3. He is not preparing for the exam.
4. I have thought about that.

Do you understand this tense?

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