What are you doing?What are you doing?

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LanguageLanguage

The Present Continuous The Present Continuous Tense is used to:Tense is used to:

1. a)1. a) express actions express actions happening at the moment of happening at the moment of

speaking.speaking.

Eg. IEg. I’m’m teach teachinging now. now.

1.b) 1.b) refer to actions refer to actions that are happening that are happening about the moment about the moment

of speaking.of speaking.

Eg. IEg. I’m’m practic practicing ing for the for the match these days.match these days.

2.2. Refer to actions that Refer to actions that are going to take place are going to take place in the near future. in the near future.

Eg. IEg. I’m’m clean cleaning ing my house my house on Saturdayon Saturday..

Eg. She Eg. She isis cook cooking ing chicken chicken for dinner for dinner next Sundaynext Sunday..

FormForm

He is He is eating eating now. now.

SubjectSubject

VerbVerbTo BeTo Be

Action VerbAction Verb+ (-ing)+ (-ing)

TimeTimeExpressionExpression

Expressions of Expressions of timetime

now at the moment now at the moment

at presentat present

SpellingSpelling

––ss,-hss,-h,,-ch-ch,,-x -x , , -o: -es: -o: -es: kikissss-ki-kissessses, , brubrushsh-bru-brushesshes, tea, teachch- tea- teachesches,fi,fixx--fifixesxes, g, goo-g-goes.oes.

consonant + y: consonant + y: eliminateeliminate –y –y and and taketake –ies: try – tries. –ies: try – tries.

vowel + y: vowel + y: taketake-s: buy-buys. -s: buy-buys.

Verbs ending in:Verbs ending in:

SpellingSpelling

swiswimm - swi - swimmmming walk- waing walk- walklkinging

sisitt- si- sitttting wait-waing wait-waititinging

travetravell- trave- travellinglling

BUTBUT

Cuando el verbo termina en Cuando el verbo termina en una vocal acentuada entre una vocal acentuada entre

consonantes o termina en consonantes o termina en -l-l, , se dobla la consonante:se dobla la consonante:

SpellingSpelling

llieie – l – lyying ding dieie-d-dyying ing

––ee, eliminate –e : writ, eliminate –e : writee--writwritinging

-ie-ie ,eliminate ,eliminate –ie–ie, and take , and take –y–y::

Verbs ending in:Verbs ending in:

PracticePractice

Complete the answer:Complete the answer:

Bob____ cooking spaghetti Bob____ cooking spaghetti because he always cooks because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.spaghetti on Wednesday.

Possible answer:Possible answer:

Bob Bob isis cooking spaghetti cooking spaghetti because he always cooks because he always cooks spaghetti on Wednesday.spaghetti on Wednesday.

Select the correct Select the correct alternative.alternative.

They refer to:They refer to:a.a.Frequent and regular Frequent and regular

activities.activities.b.b. The activities occurring The activities occurring

at the moment of at the moment of speaking.speaking.

c.c. Past activities.Past activities.

They refer to:They refer to:a.a.Frequent and regular Frequent and regular

activities.activities.b.b. The activities occurring at The activities occurring at

the moment of speaking.the moment of speaking.c.c. Past activities.Past activities.

Possible answer Possible answer

What are they doing?What are they doing?

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1.1.He’s cutting the grass.He’s cutting the grass.

2. They’re rowing a boat.2. They’re rowing a boat.

3. They’re swimming.3. They’re swimming.

4. She’s kneating.4. She’s kneating.

5. He’s gardening.5. He’s gardening.

6. She’s dancing. 6. She’s dancing.

7. They’re picking fruits.7. They’re picking fruits.