PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Mary/swim/now

• Mary are swimming now.
• Mary is swimming now.
• Mary is swiming now.

Demilade and Durotimi / play football / at the moment

• Demilade and Durotimi is playing football at the moment.

• Demilade and Durotimi playing football at the moment.

• Demilade and Durotimi are playing football at the moment.

Look! Esther/ run

• Look! Esther is running.

• Look! Esther is runing.

• Look! Esther are running.

We use the present continuous to talk about:

• habits

• activities at the moment of speaking (now)

• facts

The bus is arriving in Chicago.

What is the present progressive verb?

• bus

• is

• arriving

• Chicago

Many bands are marching in the parade.

What is the present progressive verb?

• Many

• bands

• marching

• parade

I am getting excited about the concert.

What is the present progressive verb?

• am

• getting

• excited

• concert

Ben and Scott are walking around the track.

What is the present progressive verb?

• Ben and Scott

• walking

• around

• track

They ________________ in London for few days.

• is staying

• are staying

• was staying

• were staying

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The students ... the flag ceremony in the school yard now.

• are having

• is having

• are have

• have

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1