Unit 1 Period 4 Present continuous Ghada Jamal

Unit -1 - Period -4 Present continuous Ghada Jamal Shabana Rula Farouq Al Farr’a

Objectives: Students are expected to: • Use the present continuous correctly. • Use the correct tense of the stative verbs. 2

Present continuous 3

Present continuous The team is training for the final match at the moment. We are chatting with friends from Emirates now. 4

It is raining heavily right now. + Verb + (ing) Form Helping verb Use To describe an action that is in progress at the time of speaking. is are am 5

Examples 1. I am searching about globalization through the internet. 2. Dana is planting a new tree in her garden. 3. Kids are watching T. V in the sitting room now. 6

Complete the following sentences: is driving to his work now. (drive) 1. Hany ………………. …. . are revising for the final-term exam. (revise) 2. They …………… 7

Negative Form We usually add (not) to the helping verb (is/am/are) Eg. Lily is not (isn’t) playing on the computer. . 8

Question Form Yes/No Questions Wh Questions Helping verb (is/am/are) + subject + (verb+ ing) + …. ? Are you having your breakfast now? Wh question word + helping verb (is/am/are) + subject + (verb+ ing) + …. ? When is she arriving home? 9

Stative Verbs 10

Stative verbs don’t accept ( ing ) Stative verbs ( take only the simple tenses, and not -ing ) love like hate want prefer agree realise suppose agree mean understand know hope dislike seem see recognize remember believe Have( = own) look (=seem) think (=have an opinion) 11

NOTE: Think, have and look can be used in either the simple or the continuous tenses, but with a difference in the meaning. Think think (stative) = have an opinion, believe ﻳﻌﺘﻘﺪ I think that coffee is great. think (continuous) = mental process, use the mind. A: what are you thinking about? B: I'm thinking about my summer holiday. 12

Have have (stative) = own ﻳﻤﺘﻠﻚ * I have a car. * My friend has two kids. have (continuous) = part of an expression , doing an action. ﺗﺄﺨﺬ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻠﻴﻬﺎ I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break / lunch / a shower 13

Look * Look (stative ) = seem , appear ﻳﺒﺪﻭ When look is a stative, it should be followed by an adjective or a noun * You look beautiful. * He looks smart Look (continuous ) = use the eyes ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﻣﻌﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺣﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻠﻴﻬﺎ * look ( continuous ), it should be followed by a preposition. For example, * He is looking at these paintings. ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ. * They are looking for a new house. . . ﻳﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ 14

Circle the correct option to complete the sentences: looks • That man …………… ( looks / is looking) rather strange. is looking • Everyone ……………. ( looks / is looking ) out of the window. do you think ( do you think / are you thinking) the • What ……………. . reason for her success? are you thinking • You’re very quiet. What ……………………. ( do you think / are you thinking ) about? is having ( has / is having ) a shower because he • He ………………. . …… has ( has / is having ) an important appointment. ……………… 15

Good bye 16