Present continuous

Present Continuous
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Present Continuous

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What do you already know about the present continuous?

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Time
- An ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense.
- The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

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Usage
We use the present continuous:
- To talk about personal arragements for a future day or date
- Actions happening now
- Actions that are incomplete


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Form
- Negative sentence: Subject + Auxiliary verb + not+ Verb-ing + Object
- Positive sentence: Subject + Auxillary verb + Verb-ing
- Question: Auxiliary verb + Subject + Verb-ing + Object

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Signal words
Some common signal words with present continuous are time words like:
- Now                        - Look!
- At the moment      - Listen!
- This week
”, “at the moment”, “this week” and “for the time being” 

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Example sentences
- This Friday Jasmijn and Elin are baking a cake for Jasper.
- Jasper is eating a cake.


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Fill in the sentence:
I (eat) pear and apple.

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Fill in the sentence:
I (study) at the moment.

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What are 3 keywords of the present continuous?
A
Now, At the moment, yesterday
B
last week, when, 2 weeks ago
C
Listen!, this week, right now
D
all day, all her/his lifetime, all day long

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Which sentence is in the present continuous?
A
Are you living in this town?
B
I play video games everyday.
C
He is not preparing for the exam.
D
I have thought about that.

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Do you understand this tense?
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