General English Level 3 V 3

UNIT 05 Getting away TOPIC 02 That was bad luck!

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 05c Verb tenses: revision

3. The present continuous tense

Philip writes:

I'm getting better at horse riding every day. I'm writing this postcard before I go to bed.

We use the present continuous to talk about an action that is happening at the time we speak.

Maria says:
	After I see my family I'm visiting my friends on their farm in the mountains.

We also use the present continuous to talk about definite plans in the future.

I He She It	am	not	working.
	is	n't not
We You They	are

Eddie says:
	Are you and Pedro going on holiday together?

Am	I	waiting?
Is	he she it
Are	we you they

Examples

1	Read the examples.
2	Listen to the examples.
3	Practise saying each example. Use the pause button.

Jane is talking to her friend.
They are watching a movie.
Paul isn't going to school.
We aren't studying hard.
Is your friend coming too?
Are they having fun?