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Instructions!

a. Working in pair. Practice the dialogue with your class-mate!
b. Try to make your dialogue with your friends and practice in front of your friends!

4. Writing

Information

When you use Present Progressive Tense?
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• Things that are happening now

You can use the present continuous to describe immediate events taking place in the

current moment:
Eg. “She is eating dinner right now and cannot answer the phone.”

You can also use it in the same way for the negative form:
Eg. “They’re not watching TV at the moment.”

• Temporary events

For longer actions that may be taking place for a temporary period only, you can use
the present continuous tense to describe them. It can be used for any temporary

situation, no matter how long or short it is.
Eg. “He’s studying a new language at the moment.”

• A new pattern or habit

A really interesting way of using the present continuous tense is to describe events or
actions that are new and different from events in the past. In this case, the tense can be

used to highlight the contrast between the old and new.
Eg. “These days, people are writing emails a lot less than they used to a few years

ago.”

It can also be used to describe a regular habit that someone has – whether it is a good
habit, or a bad one!

Eg. “You’re always running late with all your deadlines!”

• Future plans
When describing something that will take place in the future, the present continuous

tense can be used when you are discussing something that is already discussed or
planned ahead.

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