Topic 18

Topic  18        Present Continuous Tense

It is used to show the continuous action at the moment of speaking now.

           

                  am

        S        is           F2

                  are

Forms of the verb

         F1              F2                F3                  F4

         eat             eating           ate                 eaten

        I        am         eating      now.

      

        You    are         eating      now.

       He

       She       is         eating     now.

       It

       We

       You       are      eating      now.

       They  

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     Simple Present and Present Continuous 

     I talk to John every day.

     I am talking to him now.

     You jump every day.

     You are jumping now.

   

     He draws every day.

     He is drawing a parrot now.

     Sheila jogs every day.

     She is drawing now.

     The rabbit hops every day.

     It is hopping now.                                                                 (48)                                                      

Topic 18             The Present Continuous Tense

Exercise 85

Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous Tense.

1.  Hassan _______________ (study) very hard in his room now.

2.  I_________________________ (swim) now.

3.  Aminah _______________________ (hold) a stick in her hand now.

4.  The children _______________________ (shout) now.

5.  Hui Hui ________________________ (play) with her friends now.

6.  The sun ________________________ (shine) brightly now.

7.  You and Joseph _________________________ (talk) happily now.

8.  All your classmates __________________ (listen) to the teacher now.

9.  Sumei __________________________________ (run) about now.

10.  The men ___________________________ (push) the logs.