1. , . : now , at present , at this moment , still , () .
| The children are playing football now.
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2. ., , . (today , this week , this month / year / .) .
3. always , constantly , continually .
| She s always criticizing me!
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( , ).
4. .
| More and more forests are disappearing because of fire.
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5. . . . . The Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense and the Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense with a future meaning.
| I am meeting some friends after work.
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( .)
6. , if , unless , provided that , when , until, till , , as soon as , as long as , before . . theFuture Continuous (Progressive) Tense. . .
| Ill be washing up while you are sweeping the floor.
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, (Stative Verbs), , Continuous. Simple (Indefinite).
(see , , smell , taste , feel , think , have . .) Continuous, , .
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| / State
| / Action
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| appear
| He appears to know what hes doing. (= )
, , .
| She is appearing on stage tonight. (= )
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| fit
| These shoes fit me perfectly. (= )
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| Boris is fitting a new lock on the door. (= )
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| have
| She has hundreds of CDs. (= )
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| I m having a great time. (= , )
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She s having the shower. (= )
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We re having breakfast. (= )
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| see
| I can see our house from up here. (= )
.
I see what you mean. (= )
, .
| I m seeing Mary tonight. (= )
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| smell
| The food smells very good. (= , )
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| She is smelling flowers. (= )
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| taste
| The dessert tastes delicious. (= )
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| She s tasting the food to see if its good. (= )
, , .
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| think
| I think they are best friends.
(= , )
, .
| I m thinking about his offer. (= )
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EXERCISES
| Exercise 1.
| Write the -ingforms of these verbs.
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| answer
| arrive
| begin
| break
| clean
| come
| cry
| dance
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| decide
| die
| dig
| dream
| eat
| enjoy
| feel
| forget
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| get
| go
| have
| help
| hit
| jump
| laugh
| lie
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| listen
| live
| make
| play
| put
| rain
| rob
| shout
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| sing
| sit
| slim
| stand
| start
| stop
| swim
| talk
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| tie
| turn
| visit
| wash
| wear
| win
| work
| write
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| Exercise 2.
| Give the correct form of the Present Continuous of each verb.
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| 1.
| She ____ (read) in her bedroom at the moment.
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| 2.
| I ____ (look) for your keys now.
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| 3.
| The girls ____ (visit) their grandmother today.
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| 4.
| I ____ (work) very hard these days.
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| 5.
| Paul ____ (study) at the institute.
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| 6.
| Monika always____ (come)to class late.
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| 7.
| We always____ (lose)our luggage.
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| 8.
| The population of the world ____ (rise) very fast
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| 9.
| The Earth ____ (get) hotter and hotter.
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| 10.
| They ____ (build) a new hotel in the city center at the moment.
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| Exercise 3.
| Say that somebody is not doing the same.
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| Model:
| We are looking for a new flat. (He ____)
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| He is not looking for a new flat.
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| 1.
| Carol is working at home today. (They ____)
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| 2.
| You are studying too hard for this exam. (Greg ____)
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| 3.
| Shes watching television now. (Her parents____)
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| 4.
| I am playing a lot of football this year. (My brother ____)
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| 5.
| My friend is reading a very good book at the moment. (I ____)
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| 6.
| Helen and Jane are makinga cake for tea. (Annie ____)
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| 7.
| They are buying a new car. (We ____)
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| 8.
| Davids spending a lot of time in the library these days. (I ____)
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| Exercise 4.
| Write the questions using the Present Continuous.
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| Model:
| Joan/work/today. Is Joan working today?
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| What/she/do? What s she doing?
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| 1.
| You/learn/German at school?
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| 2.
| Where/they/stay?
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| 3.
| What/language/your sister/study?
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| 4.
| Why/you/talk/too fast?
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| 5.
| Bill/cook/dinner now?
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| 6.
| Why/he/shout?
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| 7.
| Where/they/wait?
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| 8.
| The Internet/become/less of a novelty?
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| 9.
| Why/Mary/work/hard?
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| 10.
| Where/John and I/stay?
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| Exercise 5.
| In pairs, act out similar dialogues using the prompts below, as in the example.
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| Model:
| Dad/I/living room/watch TV
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| A:
| Dad, where are you?
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| B:
| Im in the living room.
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| A:
| What are you doing?
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| B:
| Im watching TV.
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| 1.
| Mum/I/kitchen/cook;
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| 2.
| Paul/Lisa/dining room/have breakfast;
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| 3.
| John/granny/garden/water the flowers;
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| 4.
| Dad/uncle Greg/garage/clean his bike;
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| 5.
| Spencer/I/my bedroom/read a book;
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| 6.
| Amanda/children/yard/play badminton.
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| Exercise 6.
| Are all of these sentences correct? Find the mistakes and correct them.
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| 1.
| You look very beautiful today.
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| 2.
| We are wait for a phone call.
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| 3.
| Chris and Helen are spending a week in France last year.
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| 4.
| You always comelate for the meetings!
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| 5.
| George and Mary is watching TV.
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| 6.
| You isnt listening to the teacher.
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| 7.
| Are Sally wait for a letter from her parents?
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| 8.
| The sun is shining beautifully tomorrow.
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| 9.
| Your coffee get cold
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| 10.
| Going where you are?
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| Exercise 7.
| What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the Present Continuous.
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| Model:
| A friend rings you up at work.
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| Sorry, I cant talk now. Im working now.
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| 1.
| A friend rings you up in the middle of your favourite film. Is it important?
I ____
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| 2.
| A friend wants to talk to you, but you have just started to write an important letter. Can I talk to you later? I ____
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| 3.
| Your granny wants you to help in the garden, but you are busy with your homework Can I help you later? I ____
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| 4.
| A friend is at your flat and suggests going out, but you can see rain outside. I dont want to go out now. Look,____
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| 5.
| You want to get off the bus, but the man next to you is sitting on your coat. Excuse me,____
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| Exercise 8.
| A. Tony is working hard these days. Theres a lot to do for the university and even his private life is very busy. What is he doing now (but not at the moment of speaking)?
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| revise
| cram up
| take
| look after
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| decorate
| lead
| prepare
| write
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| 1.
| I ____ a very busy life right now.
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| 2.
| I ____ for a maths test at the moment.
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| 3.
| I ____ also ____ for my physics exams.
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| 4.
| I ____ an essay for my English course.
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| 5.
| I ____ to/a presentation for history.
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| 6.
| At home we ____ my room.
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| 7.
| I ____ driving lessons.
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| 8.
| I ____ Toms dog this week.
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| B. Now write what Tony is doing these days.
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| Model:
| Tony is working hard these days.
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| Exercise 9.
| Say what is happening to some of the following. You may use the words more than once.
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| Model:
| More and more worlds forests are disappearing because of fires.
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| the worlds forests
climate
the worlds population
days (length)
wild animals
| lakes and rivers
weather
cost of leaving
cities
prices
| unemployment
your English
young people
children
computers
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| become bigger
become shorter
get warmer
grow
become polluted
recognize the advantage of
| become faster
disappear
improve
become extinct
get better at
buy cars
| get older
become longer
increase
rise
get better
get higher education
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| Exercise 10.
| Who of your acquaintance often / always / constantly / continually do some of the following things (or others)?
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| Model:
| My sister is always losing her temper!
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| lose their temper
change their job
fall in love
| lose things
buy new clothes
forget things
| quarrel
cry
criticize
| worry about nothing
complain about their health
talk nonsense
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| Exercise 11.
| A. Paul and Mark are school friends. They finished school several years ago. Now they are speaking about their schoolmates. Complete their conversation.
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| Paul:
Mark:
Paul:
Mark:
Paul:
Mark:
Paul:
Mark:
Paul:
Mark:
Paul:
| Hi, Mark. How 1.____ (you / get on) in your new job?
Not bad. It wasnt so good at first, but 2.____ (things / get) better now.
What about Matthew? Is he OK?
Yes, but 3.____ (he / not / enjoy) his work at the moment. Hes been in the same job for a long time and 4.____ (he / begin) to get bored with it.
As for me, I saw Steve few days ago.
Oh, did you? 5.____ (what / he / do) these days?
Hes at university.
6.____ (what / he / study)?
Electronics.
7.____ (he / enjoy) it?
Yes, he says its a very good course.
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| B. What are your schoolmates doing now? Write some sentences.
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| Exercise 12.
| Work in pairs. You are speaking to your cousin. What are your relatives doing these days / week / months. Make your dialogue as long as you can.
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