PRESENT CONTINUOUS

TENSE
VS
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Show continuous action –
‘perkara yang sedang berlaku’
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
• Used to show action at the time of speaking – continuous
action – present time
• Use of phrases ‘now’, ‘right now’, ‘at the moment’
• Examples:
• I am preparing some pasta now.
• She is watching a movie right now.
• We are playing football at the moment.
 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Used to show continuous action – past time

• An action occurred in the midst of past continuous tense
• Examples:
• I was cooking when the phone rang.
• He was watching the movie when someone called him.
• They were playing football when it suddenly rained.
PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS FORMS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

SN (1) is + walking was + walking
I am + taking was+ taking
PN (>1) are + crying were + crying
QUIZ
I __________ my cat now.

am was
feeding feeding

is were
feeding feeding
I __________ my cat now.

am was
feeding feeding

is were
feeding feeding
They __________ when she came.

was
is talking
talking

are were
talking talking
They __________ when she came.

was
is talking
talking

are were
talking talking
We __________ to the National Zoo
tomorrow.
was
is going
going

were
are going
going
We __________ to the National Zoo
tomorrow.
was
is going
going

were
are going
going
I __________ to school when it rained.

am was
walking walking

are were
walking walking
I __________ to school when it rained.

am was
walking walking

are were
walking walking
We __________ our dinner when the light
suddenly went out!
was
is having
having

are were
having having
We __________ our dinner when the light
suddenly went out!
was
is having
having

are were
having having
She __________ a portrait at the moment.

is was
drawing drawing

are were
drawing drawing
She __________ a portrait at the moment.

is was
drawing drawing

are were
drawing drawing
ANY QUESTION??
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness __________ for food when the lion came.

2. A young man __________ some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She __________ some water now.
4. They __________ when the children joined.
5. Marina and I __________ our homework together now.
is are were was
is giving
drinking discussing dancing hunting
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness was hunting for food when the lion came.
2. A young man __________ some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She __________ some water now.
4. They __________ when the children joined.
5. Marina and I __________ our homework together now.
are were was
is drinking is giving
discussing dancing hunting
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness was hunting for food when the lion came.
2. A young man is giving some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She __________ some water now.
4. They __________ when the children joined.
5. Marina and I __________ our homework together now.
are were was
is drinking is giving
discussing dancing hunting
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness was hunting for food when the lion came.
2. A young man is giving some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She is drinking some water now.
4. They __________ when the children joined.
5. Marina and I __________ our homework together now.
are were was
is drinking is giving
discussing dancing hunting
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness was hunting for food when the lion came.
2. A young man is giving some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She is drinking some water now.
4. They were dancing when the children joined.
5. Marina and I __________ our homework together now.
are were was
is drinking is giving
discussing dancing hunting
 Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

1. The lioness was hunting for food when the lion came.
2. A young man is giving some food to the beggars at the moment.
3. She is drinking some water now.
4. They were dancing when the children joined.
5. Marina and I are discussing our homework together now.
are were was
is drinking is giving
discussing dancing hunting