THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS - MEANING AND USE C

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS - MEANING AND USE C

By Susy Escobar

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option according to the statement.

The earth´s climate is becoming warmer.

• This sentence describes an activity that is happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes an activitity that is in progress, but not happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes a changing situation.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option according to the statement.

I´m eating dinner now. Can I call you back?

• This sentence describes an activity that is happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes an activitity that is in progress, but not happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes a changing situation.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option according to the statement.

I´m taking a computer programming course this semester.

• This sentence describes an activity that is happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes an activitity that is in progress, but not happening at the exact moment the speaker is talking.

• This sentence describes a changing situation.

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​C2 - READ THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION AND LOOK AT THE UNDERLINED VERB FORM. TYPE IF THE LAST SENTENCE IS TRUE OR FALSE

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Carol: Thanks for the ride, Marta. You seem really tired. Are you OK?

Marta: Well, I´m working a lot of extra hours these days. I guess I am pretty tired.

______ Marta is working in the office right now.

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Amy: How´s school this semester?

Emily: Great! I´m studying physics, and I really like it.

______ Emily is studying physics at this exact moment.

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Mei: What´s wrong. Hanna? You don´t look happy.

Hanna: I´m getting a cold.

_____ Hanna woke up with a bad cold.

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Dan: I need to find a cheap apartment, and it´s not easy.

Lee: I know, Rents here are getting higher every year.

_______The cost of renting an apartment is changing.

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Nesha: Please answer the phone, Nicole.

Nicole: I´m sorry. I can´t. I´m helping a coustomer.

______Nicole is helping a customer right now.

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Steve: How´s your new kitten?

Don´t ask! She´s ruining everything in my apartment.