Present Continuous
It (to snow) now.
It is snowing now.
Bill ___ (arrive) here three days ago.
arrived
How can we express that she is still reading the book?
a. She's read that book.
b. She's been reading that book.
b
My friend ____ ( work) on her report at the moment. She ___ (work) very hard.
My friend is working on her report at the moment. She works very hard.
They (to eat) soup right now.
They are eating soup right now.
Bill ____ (be) here since he came back from Florida. He ___ (fix) the roof and windows.
has been, has fixed
Alex is talking on the phone. He ____ (talk) on the phone for more than half an hour. He should hang up and do his homework.
has been talking
Ahmed ___ (stare) out the window. He ____ (seem) to be daydreaming, but perhaps he _____ (think) hard about verb tenses. What ___ you ____ (think) Ahmed is doing?
Ahmed IS STARING (stare) out the window. He SEEMS (seem) to be daydreaming, but perhaps he IS THINKING (think) hard about verb tenses. What DO you THINK (think) Ahmed is doing?
I hope you (have) a great time over there in the warm weather!
are having
Try not to be absent form class again for the rest of the term. You __ (miss, already) too many classes.
have already missed
I'm trying to study. I ____ (try) to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I'd better go to the library.
have been trying
Right now I ____ (look) at Janet. She ___ (look) angry. I wonder what's the matter. She ____ (has) a frown on her face. She certainly _____ (have, not) any fun right now.
Right now I AM LOOKING (look) at Janet. She LOOKS (look) angry. I wonder what's the matter. She HAS (has) a frown on her face. She certainly ISN'T HAVING (have,not) any fun right now.
You (be) sooo rude right now. I think you should apologize.
are being
You ___(miss) two classes just last week.
missed
I ___ (write) them three times, but I still haven't received a reply.
have written
Right now I ___ (look) around the classroom. Yoko ___(write) in her book. Carlos ____(bite) his pencil. Wan-Ning (scratch) ___ his head.
Right now I AM LOOKING(look) around the classroom. Yoko IS WRITING (write) in her book. Carlos IS BITING (bite) his pencil. Wan-Ning (scratch) IS SCRATCHING his head.
Why you (to talk) so much these days?
Why are you talking so much these days?
So far this week, I ___ (have) two tests and a quiz.
have had
____ (be) able to reach Bob on the phone yet?
Not yet. I____ (try) for the last 20 minutes, but all I get is a busy signal.
Have you been, have been trying
She (not to like) to play this game, but now she (to play).
She does not like to play this game, but now she is playing.