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We Use The Present Continuous Tense To Talk About: Action Happening Now Example

The document discusses the present continuous tense and provides examples of its use. The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening now. It includes the verb "be" plus the verb ending in "-ing". Several exercises are provided to have the reader practice forming sentences in the present continuous tense based on subjects and verbs provided.

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We Use The Present Continuous Tense To Talk About: Action Happening Now Example

The document discusses the present continuous tense and provides examples of its use. The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening now. It includes the verb "be" plus the verb ending in "-ing". Several exercises are provided to have the reader practice forming sentences in the present continuous tense based on subjects and verbs provided.

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TOPIC: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

We use the present continuous tense to talk about:

• action happening now

Example: -

I am eating my lunch.

past Present Future


masa lalu masa sekarang masa hadapan

The action is happening


now.

VERB
SUBJECT "be" verb + ing COMPLEMENT
I am play ing football
He is play ing football
She is play ing netball
They are playing football
We are playing netball
You are playing football
EXERCISE 1: Write the sentences in present continuous tense

Example:

Ali _______ (play) football.

Subject Verb to Verb + Complement


“be” ing

Ali is play + ing football

Ali is playing football

1. She __________ (write) a letter now.

Subjec Verb to Verb + ing Complement


t “be”

She a letter now

2. It ___________ (rain) now.

Subjec Verb to Verb + ing Complement


t “be”

now

3. I ___________ (cut) the grass now.

Subjec Verb to Verb + ing Complement


t “be”

the grass now

4. You __________ (grow) the lettuce now.

Subjec Verb to Verb + ing Complement


t “be”

the lettuce now

5. We ___________ (walk) with our mother on the beach.

Subjec Verb to Verb + ing Complement


t “be”

with our mother on the


beach

Exercise 2 : Make 10 sentences from the table below.

The boys playing in the garden behind the school.

Mohan is driving his car slowly along the busy road.

The girl eating rambutans under the tree.

Ruslan and zaid are driving to the airport together.

My parents giving the beggar some money.

Pn. Fairuz am swimming in the river happily.

The children ironing the clothes in her room.

The woman washing the car.

I drawing a picture.

1.

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.
Exercise 3 : Based on the picture, match the sentence parts and write the

complete sentences below.

The hospital attendance is helping the passersby some questions.

The policeman is taking notes about the accident.

A photographer are carrying the taxi driver to get out of his taxi.

The taxi driver is writing to get out of his taxi.

A man is trying some photographs of the accident.

A reporter is asking the motor – cyclist into the ambulance.

1. ______________________________________________________________.

2. ______________________________________________________________.

3. ______________________________________________________________.

4. ______________________________________________________________.

5. ______________________________________________________________.

6. ______________________________________________________________ .

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