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Chapter 3 Present Continuous Tense. Lecture by: Sabiha Saleem. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE. Use to talk about actions that are happening right now I am working. He is carrying the boxes. They are talking. We are writing. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE is used for. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 3Present Continuous Tense
Lecture by:
Sabiha Saleem
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
• Use to talk about actions that are happening right now
I am working.
He is carrying the boxes.
They are talking.
We are writing.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
is used for1. Actions which are happening at or
around the moment of speaking.• Now I’m doing the washing up.• She is working very hard
nowadays.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
At the moment I’m playing football.
play
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WHAT IS SHE DOING?
draw
She is drawing a picture at the moment
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WHAT IS TWEETY DOING?
IT’S FLYING
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
He is running at the moment?
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Present Continuous Verb Tense
• Use to talk about something that is happening these days, but not necessarily right now
She is studying at Preston University.
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
2. Temporary situations.
• I’m staying with a friend at the moment.
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They normally play tennis.
But this week they are skating.
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The Present Continuous Tense is used for
4. Fixed arrangements in the near future.
• They are getting married next week.
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They are celebrating a party next weekend.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.
They are throwing snowballs now
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VERB + ing (spelling rules)
listen + ing = listening
die (-iey) + ing = dying
write + ing = writing
hop + p + ing = hopping
travel + l + ing = travelling
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The table shows how we form the –ing form of a verb.
Most verbs
Verbs ending in e
Verbs ending in ie
Short verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant
+ ing
-e + ing
-ie + y + ing
Double the consonant + ing
walk walking
come coming
lie lying
run running
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Make –ing forms of each verb given.
begin
rub
listen
lie
swim
study
happen
get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put
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–ing forms
beginningrubbinglisteninglyingswimmingstudyinghappening
gettingusingadmittingtryingdecidingcomingputting
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Spelling Rules for –ing verbs(present participles)
1. getrunplan
2. comereplaceintroduce
3. dietie
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Spelling Rules for –ing verbs(present participles)
4. begin listen
admit offer
Rule #5:
Two syllable verb with final consonant + vowel + consonant and the last syllable is stressed, double final consonant + ing
When in doubt, consult a dictionary!!
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Non-continuous verbs
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More examples of exceptions
NO: This cake is tasting delicious.Should be: This cake …YES: I am tasting the ice cream, and it
tastes delicious!
NO: You are looking marvelous.Should be: You …YES: I am looking for my keys. I lost them!
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To Form Present Continuous
Subject + to be + verb+ing
Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense
StatementYes/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?
Negative
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.
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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:
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Questions and Negatives
Questions:
To be + subject + verb + ing + ?
Negatives:
Subject + to be + not + verb + ing
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We form the present continuous tense with the present tense of be and a verb ending in ing.
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On the day of the Clean Beaches Campaign,
you took some photographs.Now you are writing descriptions
of the photos you took. Look at the picture
and the words on the following page and say what the peoplein the picture are doing.
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What is Albert doing?He is eating.
What is Carol doing ?She is cooking.
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What are Stephanie and Joeydoing ?
They are building sand castles.
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What are Peter, Tonyand Michael doing ?
They are playing football.
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What are Sam and Nancy doing ?They are swimming.
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Game
• 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.
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Any Questions?
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Write a paragraphWrite 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.
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Expressions There is and There Are
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Questions with the words
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Prepositions
“To and From”
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What’s the answer to this question?
Traffic can cause damage to the environment.
They borrowed money from the bank.