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The Present Continuous Tense

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The Present
Continuous Tense

• I am giving classes right now

• My mother is working now.
• The students are paying attention
at this moment.
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AFFIRMATIVE: Play

I am
‘m
You are
We ‘re playing
They
He is
She ‘s
It
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INTERROGATIVE: Play NEGATIVE: Play

am not
Am I I ‘m not

you You are not

Are we We aren’t
playing? playing
they They
he He is not
Is she She isn’t
it It
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Is he playing football at the moment?

No, he isn’t. He is running.
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draw

She is drawing a picture at

the moment
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WHAT IS TWEETY DOING? FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN

IT’S FLYING
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WHAT IS DAVID DOING? FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN

At the moment he’s playing football

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VERB + ing (spelling rules) FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN
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•begin • get
•rub • use
•listen • admit
•lie • try
•swim • decide
•study • come
•happen • put
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Admit Do Hit Play Sit

Answer Dream Jump Put Stand
Break Enjoy Jog Rain Start
Bring Eat Lie Refer Take
Buy Enter Live Rob Talk
Build Feel Lend Run Turn
Clean Forget Make Shop Visit
Come Get Meet Shout Vote
Cut Go Match Sing Wash
Cry Hand Open Swim Write
Die Heat

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• Admitting • Doing
• Hitting • Playing • Sitting
• Answering • Dreaming
• Jumping • Putting • Standing
• Breaking • Enjoying
• Jogging • Raining • Starting
• Bringing • Eating
• Lying • Referring • Taking
• Buying • Entering
• Living • Robbing • Talking
• Building • Feeling
• Lending • Running • Turning
• Cleaning • Forgetting
• Making • Shopping • Visiting
• Coming • Getting
• Meeting • Shouting • Voting
• Cutting • Going
• Matching • Singing • Washing
• Crying • Handing
• Opening • Swimming• Writing
• Dying • Heating
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AT PRESENT (1)

They are dancing right now.

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They normally play tennis.

But this week they are skating.

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Yesterday it was very sunny.

Today it’s raining more and more.

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They are celebrating a party next weekend.

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TIME EXPRESSIONS:

Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.

They are throwing snowballs

now
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Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1st – The

worker’s day. We´re having a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana
are sitting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends.
Arthur is telling a joke to Lisa and she is laughing. Peter is
listening to the radio and reading. Mr. Silva is selling ice
creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walking her dog at the
park – it is pissing at the light pole. Bob is riding a bike – he is
having so much fun! Mr. Dantas is parking his car in a
prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fining him. I´m
sitting on the beach I am eating an ice cream. Alice and Paul
are swimming in the sea. David is taking pictures of his
friends: they are jumping! Tom is in the park. He´s playing
soccer with his friends: John and Robert who is the
goalkeeper. Everybody is happy (except Mr. Dantas and
Eduard).
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Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a holiday – May, 1st – The

worker’s day. We´re having a fantastic holiday! Sarah and Ana
are sitting on park benches – they are with their boyfriends.
Arthur is telling a joke to Lisa and she is laughing. Peter is
listening to the radio and reading. Mr. Silva is selling ice
creams at the beach. Mrs. Dantas is walking her dog at the park
– it is pissing at the light pole. Bob is riding a bike – he is
having so much fun! Mr. Dantas is parking his car in a
prohibited place. The traffic cop Eduard is fining him. I´m
sitting on the beach I am eating an ice cream. Alice and Paul
are swimming in the sea. David is taking pictures of his friends:
they are jumping! Tom is in the park. He´s playing soccer with
his friends: John and Robert who is the goalkeeper. Everybody
is happy (except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).
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Alice and Paul

Tom, John and
David Robert

Mr. Silva
Ana Mrs.Dantas
Jorge
Mr.Dantas
Sarah
Peter
Arthur Bob
And Lisa Eduard
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Is Spongebob skateboarding?

Yes, he is.
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Is Patrick swimming?

No, he isn’t. He’s eating candies.

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Is Sandy playing the guitar?

Yes, she is.

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Is Sandy running?

No, she isn’t. She’s climbing a mountain.

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Are Spongebob and Patrick running?

No, they aren’t. Spongebob is driving and

Patrick is taking a hide.
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Are you studying English at home?

?
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Is Spongebob dancing?

No, he isn’t. He’s singing.

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Are Spongebob and Patrick hunting?

Yes, they are.

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Is Sqiudward eating?

No, he isn’t. He’s cooking.

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Is Sandy having fun?

No, she isn’t. She’s sleeping.

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Am I making a phone call?

Yes, you are.

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Present Perfect Tense

or the most confusing tense you

have ever tried to understand !
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What do you need FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN

the Present Perfect for ?

to tell what you have done recently/ lately.

to tell what you have just or already done.
to tell what you have never/ ever done.
to tell what you have done so far/ up to now.
to tell what you have done today/ this week/
this month/ this year.
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What is so confusing about it ?
It can describe either
present or past
activities !

There is no similar
grammatical item in
Polish !
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How can you form FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN

the Present Perfect?

Positive I, you, we , they, have done
sentence he, she, it, has worked

Negative I, you, we , they, haven’t done

sentence he, she, it, hasn’t worked
Question Have I, you,we, they, done?
Has he, she, it worked?
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Why don’t you try some exercises? FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN
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Peter ........never watched „Maja Peter ........ has never

bee”. watched „Maja Bee”.

A) had
B) have Congratulations!

C) has
D) none of these
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Lidka hasn’t ........to Majorka yet. None of these

A) had Lidka hasn’t been to Majorka
.
B) seen
Precisely!
C) drove
D) none of these
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....you ever smoked?

A) has Have you ever smoked?

B) do
C) have Good!

D) none of these
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answer again.
She hasn’t ..........the dinner She hasn’t cooked the dinner
already. already
A) cooks
B) cooked Very well!
C) make
D) none of these
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He hasn’t ........ a shower today. None of these

A) take He hasn’t taken a shower
today.
B) took
C) taked
Well done!
D) none of these
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...........Joan
ever...........a shark? Has Joan ever eaten a
shark?
A) has J. eat
B) does J. eaten
C) has J. eaten Not bad! Keep on trying

D) none of these
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answer one more time.

None of these
She has ........ a man. She has never kissed a man.
A) never kiss
B) ever kissed
C) just kisses
Of course, you are right !
D) none of these
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Choose the correct answer.

..........you ever
......... your head ? Have you ever lost your head
?
A) have..........lost
B) do............lose
Right again!
C) did...........lose
D) none of these
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Tom and Arthur Tom and Arthur haven’t bought a

........................a dog so far. dog so far.
A) don’t buy
B) hasn’t bought
C) haven’t bought
D) didn’t buy Excellent!
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What’s the right answer now? FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN

.................Peter and Mat ............... Have Peter and Mat been

abroad before? abroad before ?
You are absolutely right !
Has..............been
Have............seen
Have............been
None of these
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test yourself again?

What action can you describe with the Present Perfect?

How do you form it ?
What time expressions can you use with the Present
Perfect?
What’s the difference between the Present Perfect and
the Simple Past ?
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