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Monday, 13 June 2011
Present Continuous
Present Continuous - Use
1) actions happening at the moment of speaking
Peter is reading a book now.
2) fixed plan in the near future
She is going to Basel on Saturday.
3) temporary actions
His father is working in Rome this month.
4) actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)
My friend is preparing for his exams.
5) trends
More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.
6) repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
Andrew is always coming late.
Signal words
now, at the moment, Look! Listen!
Form: to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
1) actions happening at the moment of speaking
Peter is reading a book now.
2) fixed plan in the near future
She is going to Basel on Saturday.
3) temporary actions
His father is working in Rome this month.
4) actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)
My friend is preparing for his exams.
5) trends
More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.
6) repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
Andrew is always coming late.
Signal words
now, at the moment, Look! Listen!
Form: to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
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