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The Present Continuous The Present Continuous Tense is used to:Tense is used to:
1. a)1. a) express actions express actions happening at the moment of happening at the moment of
speaking.speaking.
Eg. IEg. I’m’m teach teachinging now. now.
1.b) 1.b) refer to actions refer to actions that are happening that are happening about the moment about the moment
of speaking.of speaking.
Eg. IEg. I’m’m practic practicing ing for the for the match these days.match these days.
2.2. Refer to actions that Refer to actions that are going to take place are going to take place in the near future. in the near future.
Eg. IEg. I’m’m clean cleaning ing my house my house on Saturdayon Saturday..
Eg. She Eg. She isis cook cooking ing chicken chicken for dinner for dinner next Sundaynext Sunday..
FormForm
He is He is eating eating now. now.
SubjectSubject
VerbVerbTo BeTo Be
Action VerbAction Verb+ (-ing)+ (-ing)
TimeTimeExpressionExpression
SpellingSpelling
––ss,-hss,-h,,-ch-ch,,-x -x , , -o: -es: -o: -es: kikissss-ki-kissessses, , brubrushsh-bru-brushesshes, tea, teachch- tea- teachesches,fi,fixx--fifixesxes, g, goo-g-goes.oes.
consonant + y: consonant + y: eliminateeliminate –y –y and and taketake –ies: try – tries. –ies: try – tries.
vowel + y: vowel + y: taketake-s: buy-buys. -s: buy-buys.
Verbs ending in:Verbs ending in:
SpellingSpelling
swiswimm - swi - swimmmming walk- waing walk- walklkinging
sisitt- si- sitttting wait-waing wait-waititinging
travetravell- trave- travellinglling
BUTBUT
Cuando el verbo termina en Cuando el verbo termina en una vocal acentuada entre una vocal acentuada entre
consonantes o termina en consonantes o termina en -l-l, , se dobla la consonante:se dobla la consonante:
SpellingSpelling
llieie – l – lyying ding dieie-d-dyying ing
––ee, eliminate –e : writ, eliminate –e : writee--writwritinging
-ie-ie ,eliminate ,eliminate –ie–ie, and take , and take –y–y::
Verbs ending in:Verbs ending in:
Complete the answer:Complete the answer:
Bob____ cooking spaghetti Bob____ cooking spaghetti because he always cooks because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.spaghetti on Wednesday.
Possible answer:Possible answer:
Bob Bob isis cooking spaghetti cooking spaghetti because he always cooks because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.spaghetti on Wednesday.
They refer to:They refer to:a.a.Frequent and regular Frequent and regular
activities.activities.b.b. The activities occurring The activities occurring
at the moment of at the moment of speaking.speaking.
c.c. Past activities.Past activities.
They refer to:They refer to:a.a.Frequent and regular Frequent and regular
activities.activities.b.b. The activities occurring at The activities occurring at
the moment of speaking.the moment of speaking.c.c. Past activities.Past activities.
Possible answer Possible answer
1.1.He’s cutting the grass.He’s cutting the grass.
2. They’re rowing a boat.2. They’re rowing a boat.
3. They’re swimming.3. They’re swimming.
4. She’s kneating.4. She’s kneating.