Review Language Awareness 2 Unit 1

Review Language Awareness Unit 1

Present Continuous Tense

What is Present Continuous Tense?

We use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about temporary things which have begun but haven't finished. They are often happening now, at this moment.

The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb:

• I am working.

• You are playing.

• He is talking.

• She is swimming.

• It is eating.

• We are sitting.

• They are sleeping

We use the present continuous to talk about:

- activities at the moment of speaking:

I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.

Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

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Will you please be quiet? I ... (try) to do my homework.

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Can I call you back later? We ... (have) our dinner now.

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Could you stop the car please? I ... (feel) sick.

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Can I take a message? Dad ... (have) a shower now.

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Is it alright if we take a taxi instead? I ... (have) problems with my car today.

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Could you start cooking dinner now? I ... (leave) the office now.

We have come to the end of the lesson.

Do you have any questions?

Present continuous negatives

We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are:

• I'm not doing that.

• You aren't listening. (or You're not listening.)

• They aren't coming to the party. (or They're not coming to the party.)

• She isn't going home until Monday. (or She's not going home until Monday.)

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You don't understand because you ... (not listen) to me.

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Roslind ... (not work) today. She's on leave.

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My parents ... (not visit) me this holidays because they have some visitors staying with them.

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I would like to go home now. I ... (not feel) too well.

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They are having an exam now so they ... (not talk) to each other.

Present continuous questions

We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject:

• Are you listening?

• Are they coming to your party?

• When is she going home?

• What am I doing here?

Form present continuous questions with the given words.

Don't forget to put the question mark at the end.

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- you - (listen) - to me

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- Betty - (go) - on a holiday with you