TEACHING RESOURCES TEACHERS NAME ROZALINA OWITI SCHOOL NYUMBU

TEACHING RESOURCES TEACHERS NAME : ROZALINA OWITI SCHOOL: NYUMBU SEC. SCHOOL TOPIC: EXPRESSING ON-GOING ACTIVITIES SUB TOPIC : PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE CLASS: FORM 1 TIME: 40 MINS

EXPRESSING ON GOING ACTIVITIES PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Objectives By the end of the period each student should be able to; Express present continuous tense Talk about activities being done by oneself

Introduction

Present Continuous Tense Indicates an action that is taking place at the moment of speaking Formula - am/is/are + V-ing He is walking PAST NOW FUTURE

Present Progressive/Continuous § § § Key words / phrases: Now- they are teaching English now, at present- My daughter is going to school at present, at the moment-the school is going to get closed at this moment, Even now-Even now the computer is working perfectly Always-We are always speaking only in Tamil (right now, today, nowadays, this week, month etc)

Present progressive 1 - Please don’t make so much noise. I am studying. 2 - They are racing right now. 3 - He is examining the clues in the crime scene. 4 - John is sleeping right now. 5 - Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining anymore. 6 - I am going shopping at the moment

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE TIME EXPRESSIONS: Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week. They are throwing snowballs now

Cont. Other examples • I am giving classes right now • My mother is working now. • The students are paying attention at this moment.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE AFFIRMATIVE: Play I am ‘m You We They He She It are ‘re is ‘s playing

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play am not ‘m not Am I I Are you we playing? they You are not We aren’t playing They Is he she it He She It is not isn’t

Cont. Is he playing football at the moment? No, he isn’t. He is running.

WHAT IS SHE DOING? draw She is drawing a picture at the moment

WHAT IS DAVID DOING? At the moment he’s playing football

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