Unit 3B: present continuous

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Unit 3B: present continuous

Remember the
present simple?

Show what you know:
Renee ______ (try) to eat an apple every day.

Now translate the following sentence:
"They are playing football"

Present continuous

Form:  am / is / are      +     verb+ing

e.g. she is working

         I am sleeping

         They are eating

!!! Spelling:

* have - having

* stop - stopping

Present continuous

Use: 

for something that is happening NOW, at this moment or around this moment.   

Signal words:  at the moment, (right) now, currently 

He ____ his homework at the moment.

1. doing
2. is doing

The students _____ for their test.

1. is studieing
2. are studieing
3. is studying
4. are studying

I _____ to my best friend.

1. am chating
2. am chat
3. am chatting

Present continuous

NOT Present 

continuous

Now

Tomorrow

At the moment

Yesterday

Every day

Look!