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Unit 1.
Present continuous. (I am doing)
Study this example situation:
Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work.
She driving to work.
This means: she is driving pass, at the time of
speaking. The action
is not finished
Ambielare iming is the present continuous:
I
am (I'm)
he/she/it is
(he's etc.)
- we/ you / they are (= we're etc..)
driving
working
ching etc.
I am doing something - I'm in the middle of doing it i
I've started doing it and I haven't finished:
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• Please don't make so much noise. I'm trying to work.
(not I
• 'Where's Mark?' 'He's having a shower. (not. He has
try).
a shower)
• Let's go out now. It isn't raining any more. (not It doesn't
(at a
party) Hi, Jane. Are you enjoying
the
party?
rain>
(not. Do you enjoy!
• What's all that noise? What's going on? (What's happening?
Sometimes the action is not happening
For example
Steve is talking to a friend on the
a
at the time of speaking.
phone. He
says
I'm reading
really good book at the mement
It's about a man who..._
Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking.
He means that he has started it, but has not finished

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e sentences on the right follow those on the left. Which sentence goes with which?
Please don't make so much noise.
a It's getting late.
Unit
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PULL
it
yet
He is
Some
in the middle of reading it
more example
Kate wants work in
Italy so she's learning Lealian
(but she en't learning Italian at the time
of speaking
• Same friends of mine are building their own house.
They hope
You can
to finish it
next summer.
use the present continuous with today! this wesse
this year etc. (periods around now) :
A: You're working hard today. (not You work hard today).
B: Yes, I have a lot to de
• The company I work for inte deing so well this year.
We use the present continuous when we talks about changes
happening around now, especially with these verbs:
get change because increase rise full grow improve
begin
start
• Is your Englah getting better? ( not Does your English
Q
The population
get better)
fast
of the world in increasing very
(not increases).
At first I didn't like my job, but I'm biginning
it now. ( not I bigin
to
enjoy