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Present Continuous Tense (part 1)

Present Continuous Tense (part 1)

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Present Continuous Tense (part 1)

by bonjoni no.3

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​Conditions
  • It's happening right now

  • ​It's in a longer action in process

  • ​It's has been planned for the near future

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Choose the correct conditions​

​Read the following sentences and determine which conditions do they meet

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Multiple Choice

I am writing when our teacher is typing on his laptop.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

My sister is preparing for her exam next week.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

My father is going to our grandmother's house tonight

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Delvin is going to the toilet when we are writing our notes.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Vernia is using her handphone when we study in the class.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Stanley is going to meet a client this afternoon.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Dennys and Bryan are swimming.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Gerry and his brother are building a workshop for his cousin.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

Kelvin and Felix are taking an online English course this month.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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Multiple Choice

William is thinking about his future.

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It's happening right now

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​It's in a longer action in process

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​It's has been planned for the near future

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​Negative forms

​It's easy to make the sentences of Present Continuous Tense into negative form. We only have to put NOT after "to-be", for example:

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​1. I am writing a journal ⭕

​ I am not writing a journal ✅

​2. We are going to the beach on this Saturday ⭕

We are not going to the beach on this Saturday ​ ✅

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Interrogative forms

To make it into interrogative form or question sentence, we only have to change the order of subject and be.

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​1. You are writing a journal ⭕

​ Are you writing a journal ✅

​2. They are going to the beach on this Saturday ⭕

Are they going to the beach on this Saturday ​ ✅

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​Wh questions
  • ​What is he doing?

  • ​Where are you going?

  • ​When is it happening?

  • ​Who is going to the market?

  • ​Why are you crying?

  • ​How is she going to handle it?

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​Negative forms

​It's easy to make the sentences of Present Continuous Tense into negative form. We only have to put NOT after "to-be", for example:

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​1. I am writing a journal ⭕

​ I am not writing a journal ✅

​2. We are going to the beach on this Saturday ⭕

We are not going to the beach on this Saturday ​ ✅

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