Present Continuous and Possessive Adjectives

Complete the sentence with the correct answer:

He is _______

• playing

• singing

• dancing

• listening

Answer explanation

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Remember reviewing the right use of the verbs correctly according to their meaning, in order to communicate without misunderstandings.

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective and the present continuous verb according to the image.

Ex. eating-my.

Ex. eating.

Ex. my.

Answer explanation

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Here are the 5 main uses of the present continuous.

1. Clearly explain actions that occur at the same time as they are described.

2. Provide context when expressing current situations. Normally these sentences are accompanied by adverbs such as recently, currently or lately, among others.

3. They express with certainty events or actions of the future.

4. Describe momentary actions or events.

5. Indicate situations that occur frequently. In these sentences it is necessary to add adverbs such as forever, always, constantly, among others, to reinforce their context.

The sentence, which is down, is writing correctly or incorrectly?

What are you doing? I'm cooking.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

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Remember the grammar formula to construct present continuous is:

Subject + verb to be + verb in ing form + complement.

Choose the right Possessive Adjectives:

• Her

• Yours

• Their

• Ours

• Its

Answer explanation

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Note that there are two types of possessives, adjectives and pronouns. On this occasion, let us remember that we analyzed the possessive adjectives wich are words that modify a noun to show a form of possession, a sense of belonging or property to a person, animal or specific thing.

The possessive adjectives used in the English language are: my, your, his, her, its, our, your and their; each corresponds to a subject pronoun.

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective and the present continuous verb according to the image.

Ex. eating-my.

Ex. eating.

Ex. my.

Answer explanation

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Remember that the possessive adjectives in plural pronouns are: our, your and their.

For example, the sentence Vince and Helena are with their parents uses the possessive adjective their to express that the parents are related to Vince and Helena; they don’t “own” their parents, but their parents are something they have.

Choose the picture that corresponds to the sentence.

It's eating its dinner.

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Answer explanation

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I recommend you read more books and listen to more music or movies in English to sharpen your senses of sight and hearing even more.

Do this and you will be surprised by the results. You can!

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective and the present continuous verb according to the image.

Ex. eating-my.

Ex. eating.

Ex. my.

Answer explanation

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The present continuous usually refers to situations or actions that are taking place at the moment and, as in Spanish, learning this verbal tense is needed to be fluent and expressive in all conversations in English.

The present continuous and possessive adjectives work together in the same sentence in order to describe well actions and possessions.

Make a drawing or select a picture that illustrates the following sentence:

They are studying mathematics.

Answer explanation

Hello student!

Remember reviewing the right use of the verbs correctly according to their meaning, in order to communicate without misunderstandings.

The sentence, which is down, is writing correctly or incorrectly?

We're washing ours clothes.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

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Remember the difference between possessive adjective and possessive pronoun.

A possessive adjective is always followed by a noun.

A possessive pronoun is used without a noun.

According to the picture, write down the correct sentence using correctly the present continuous and possessive adjectives.

Answer explanation

Hello student!

The present continuous usually refers to situations or actions that are taking place at the moment and, as in Spanish, learning this verbal tense is needed to be fluent and expressive in all conversations in English.

The present continuous and possessive adjectives work together in the same sentence in order to describe well actions and possessions.