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1、the present continuous tenseat the moment im playing football.playthe present continuous tenseiammplayingyouwe theyarerehesheitissaffirmative: playthe present continuous tenseis he playing football at the moment? no, he isnt. he is running.the present continuous tenseinterrogative: playnegative: pla

2、yamiplaying?areyouwetheyishesheitiam notm notplayingyouwe theyare notarenthesheitis notisntwhat is she doing?drawshe is drawing a picture at the momentwhat is tweety doing?its flyingverb + ing (spelling rules)listen + ing = listeningdie (-iey) + ing = dyingwrite + ing = writinghop + p + ing = hoppin

3、gtravel + l + ing = travellingmake ing forms of each verb given. begin rub listen lie swim study happengetuseadmittrydecidecomeputing formsbeginningrubbinglisteninglyingswimmingstudyinghappeninggettingusingadmittingtryingdecidingcomingputtingthe present continuous tense is used for1. actions which a

4、re happening at or around the moment of speaking.now im doing the washing up.she is working very hard nowadays.2. temporary situations. im staying with a friend at the moment.actions that are happeningat present (1)they are dancing right now.temporary situations (2)they normally play tennis. but thi

5、s week they are skating. the present continuous tense is used for3. changing or developing situations.his english is getting better.its getting colder.4. fixed arrangements in the near future.they are getting married next week.changing situations (3)yesterday it was very sunny.today its raining more and more.future arrangements (4) they are celebrating a party next weekend.the present continuous tensetime expres