UNIT THREE: LESSON ONE

CAREER ODONTOLOGY
TEACHER: MSc. Lic. TERESA ALVARO CARRASCO
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SIGLO XX

TEACHING POINT: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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VERB
THEY
I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU,

TO BE

+
AM, IS, ARE VERB + ING

1.- STORING
2.- SITTING
3.- USING
4.- SAVING
5.- PRINTING
6.- PLACING
7.- INSTALLING
8.- CHANGING
9.- CALCULATING
10.- TRANSFORMING

HOW TO FORM PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

 AUXILIAR VERB TO BE.
 VERB + ING (GERUND).

USE OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

 IT IS USED TO REFER THAT ONE ACTION IS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT.
 IT IS USED FOR FIXED PLANNING AND APPOINTMENT.

EXAMPLES:

1.- I am storing information in the computer´s memory.

2.- Students are sitting in front of computers.
3.- He is using a sophisticated wearable computer.
4.- She is saving an important data to design intelligent electronic virtual glasses.
5.- University teachers are printing didactic materials to teach students.
6.- They are placing a new software to control infected people.
7.- We are installing an electronic reliable sensor to detect the danger.
8.- You are calculating the social impact cause of COVID-19.
9.- A new blood test is demonstrating remarkable promise in discriminating between
persons with and without Alzheimer´s disease.