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Present Continuous - Use and Exercises

The document provides examples and explanations of how to use the present progressive tense to describe actions happening now, arrangements for the near future, and actions that are limited to a certain period of time. Signal words are used to distinguish between these contexts.

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Present Continuous - Use and Exercises

The document provides examples and explanations of how to use the present progressive tense to describe actions happening now, arrangements for the near future, and actions that are limited to a certain period of time. Signal words are used to distinguish between these contexts.

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Present Progressive - Use

Actions taking place at the moment of speaking (now)

The action is going on now.


Signal words like now, at the moment are often used to
emphasise that the action is taking place at the moment of
speaking. Signal words are not really necessary, however, as
this is already expressed by the tense itself.

He is playing football.

1.What is he doing? (to watch TV)


2.What is she doing?(to talk on the phone)
3.What is he doing? (to read a book)
4.What are they doing? (to play American football)
5.What is he doing? (to cry)
6.What is she doing? (to run)
7.What are they doing? (to sit in a meeting)
8.What is he doing? (to cycle)
9.What is she doing? (to climb up a ladder)

Arrangements for the near future


In the example you can see that the tickets are already
bought. So we are talking about an arrangement for the near
future.
To make clear that the action is not going on now, we usually
use signal words like tonight, tomorrow, next Friday, at noon.
I'm going to the theatre
tonight.

1.What is she doing on Tuesday afternoon? (look after Carol's kids)


2.What is she doing on Tuesday evening? (play badminton)
3.What is she doing on Wednesday morning? (see the dentist)
4.What is she doing on Wednesday evening? (work late)
5.What is she doing on Thursday afternoon? (pick up Jen from the airport)
6.What is she doing on Friday evening? (go to a concert)
7.What is she doing on Saturday morning?(go on a sight-seeing tour with Jen)
8.What is she doing on Saturday evening? (have a party)
9.What is she doing on Sunday morning?(take Jen to the airport)

Actions taking place only for a limited period of time

Here we are talking about a time limit. Jim does not


usually work in the firm, he is still at school and wants
to earn some extra money during his holidays.
To make clear that there is a time limit, we usually use
signal words, e.g.this week/month/year.
Jim is helping in his brother's firm
this week.

1.Stacey / to help / in the pub this week - 


2.Joey / to take / a computer course this month - 
3.Tony / to stay / with a friend at the moment - 
4.I / to work / this weekend - 
5.Aaron / to go by bus / this week - 
6.Ben / to make / his own sandwiches this week - 
7.I / to keep / to a strict diet this month - 
8.Kelly / not / to work / this week - 
9.? / to tour / Robbie Williams / Britain / this summer - 

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