Present Continuous

Present Continuous​

One of the most common tenses used in everyday conversations.​

​Present continuous is also knows as "progressive".

Structure
Positive sentences.

Subject + AM/IS/ARE + Verb+ing

(continuous form)

He is doing his homework right now.

Multiple Select

Выберите вспомогательные глаголы, которые используются для образования Present Continuous Tense:

• is

• are

• does

• am

Structure
Negative sentences.

Subject + AM/IS/ARE + NOT+ Verb+ing

(continuous form)

I am not doing my homework now.

Multiple Choice

Назовите вспомогательный глагол, который используется в отрицательных предложениях в Present Continuous с местоимением THEY

• aren't

• don't

• isn't

• am not

Structure
Questions.

AM/IS/ARE + subject + Verb+ing

(continuous form)?

Are you doing your homework at the moment?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is Present Continous?

• He is repairing his car now.

• He is repairs his car.

• He is repaired his car.

• He has repaired his car.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is Present Continous?

• He works as a hotel animator.

• He worked as a hotel animator.

• Нe is working as a hotel animator these days.

• Нe has worked as a hotel animator these days.

Fill in the Blank

Составьте вопросительное предложение в Present Continuous из слов: Your/ are/ right now / children/ playing/ in the garden?

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Fill in the Blank

Сделайте предложение отрицательным: My friends are studying hard to pass the exams. Запишите только форму глагола.

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How do we use the present continuous?
See the following slides!

Most often, we use the Present Continuous tense to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking.​




I am taking a shower now!

​Use #1

Present Actions

Please be quiet! The children are sleeping.

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​Use #2
Activities at the moment of speaking

This tense is also used for activities continuing only for a limited period of time

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I'm riding a bike to get to work because my car is broken.

​Use #3

Temporary Actions

Sometimes we use the Present Continuous to show that something is planned and will be done in the near future:

He's flying to Rome next Tuesday.

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​Use #4
Future (Personal) Arrangements and Plans

Multiple Choice

Заполните пробел: Not right now, I _______ to Sasha.

• are talking

• am talking

• am talk

• talking

Multiple Choice

Заполните пробел: She _____ to Moscow this summer.

• moving

• is moving

• are moving

• is move

Multiple Choice

Заполните пробел: My parents _______ a new apartment.

• am looking for

• looking for

• are looking for

• is looking for