Present Continuous
How do you form a present continuous sentence?
What is the formula? Example: subject+verb
Subject+"to be" +verb in -ing+object
Does the object come before or after the verb?
After!
Make the question for the answer
I am studying for the math test.
What are you doing?
Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?
A) Kiwi
B) Pineapple
C) Strawberry
D) Apple
C) Strawberry
Please change the sentence to be a yes/no question:
"The population is going down."
Is the population going down?
What other possible words you use to complete the sentence using only subjects and objects.
____ love ____.
Example: "I love you"
He loves her
She loves him
They love him
They love her
They love me
I love him
I love her
You love me
I love them
They love it
Make a question for the answer:
They are laughing because the movie is very funny.
Why are they laughing?
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
A) Iron
B) Gold
C) Diamond
D) Quartz
C) Diamond
When do we use the present continuous tense?
For actions happening at this moment.
AND for actions that are in progress for a long time.
Select the correct object pronoun based on the subject underlined:
We have two nephews. They call ______ "Aunt" and "Uncle"us
Make a question for the answer:
She is talking to the school counselor about her university applications.
Who is she talking to?
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C)Mars
D) Jupiter
B) Venus
Complete the sentences using either the present continuous or simple present form.
1) "I always ______ lunch here" (eat)
2) "What _______ right now?" (you/learn)
1) eat=simple present
2) are you learning=present continuous
Please name all 7 of the subject pronouns.
Hint: one of them is "I"
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Create two Wh- questions in the present continuous
One must be in the negative form
Examples:
Where are you going after class on Monday?
Why aren´t you studing for your test?
What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Southern
D) Pacific
D) Pacific
Name TWO words that cannot use the present continuous (-ing) form.
Hint: We cannot say "I am wanting"
Love, hate, like, need, dislike, etc.
Please name all 7 of the object pronouns.
Hint: one of them is "me"
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Make a question for the answer:
We are meeting our group at the entrance before the museum tour begins.
Where are meeting with our group?
Which famous landmark was a gift from France to the United States?
A) Mount Rushmore
B) Golden Gate Bridge
C) Empire State Building
D) Statue of Liberty
D) Statue of Liberty