Continuous Tense

What is she doing?
What were they

doing?

What will he be

doing?

PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE CONTINUOS TENSE

She is reading book

They were swimming

He will be playing guitar

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

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YOU ARE ABLE TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE SOCIAL FUNCTION, GENERIC
STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE FEATURES OF PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE
CONTINUOUS TENSE.

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YOU ARE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE SENTENCES OF PRESENT, PAST AND
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE.

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YOU ARE ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR RESULT OF DISCUSSION IN FRONT OF THE
CLASS.

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YOU ARE ABLE TO PERFORM A SHORT DIALOG BASED ON THE SITUATION
GIVEN IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.

LET’S DO GROUP DISCUSSION

IT’S PRESENTATION TIME!

SOCIAL FUNCTION

 Present Continuous Tense

It explains about something or activity that is happening in the present.

 Past Continuous Tense

It expresses an action or activity at the particular moment in the past.

 Future Continuous Tense

It shows an action or activity which happening over a period of time in
the future.

GENERIC STRUCTURE

Tenses

Pattern

Present Continuous Tense

(+) Subject + be (is,am,are) + Ving + Complement.
(I am studying right now)

(-) Subject + be (is,am,are) not + Ving + Complement.
(She is not studying English now)

(?) Be (is,am,are) + Subject + Ving + Complement?
(Are they studying English now?)

Past Continuous Tense

(+) Subject + be (was/were) + Ving + Complement.
(Budi was coming late to the classroom.)

(-) Subject + be (was/were) not + Ving + Complement.
(I was not going to school.)

(?) Be (was/were) + Subject + Ving + Complement?
(Were you playing tennis?

Future Continuous Tense

(+) Subject + will + be + Ving + Complement.
(He will be writing the letter tomorrow.)

(-) Subject + will + be not + Ving + Complement.
(My mother will be not cooking friedrice tomorrow.)

(?) Will + Subject + be + Ving + Complement?
(Will you be doing laundry tonight?)

LANGUAGE FEATURES

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Using Verb-ing (Reading, Studying, Cooking, Washing, Swimming, Etc.)

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Using to be (is,am,are)  present continuous tense (was/were)  past
continuous tense and (be)  future continuous tense.

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Using adverb of time

Present Continuous Tense

Now,

right

now,

at

the

moment,

at

present, this year, this week, this semester,
etc.

Past Continuous Tense

Yesterday, today, while, when.

Future Continuous Tense

Tomorrow,

next

week,

by

this

time

tomorrow, next year, etc.