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When is present continuous tense?

Present continuous tense describes things that are happening now and in the future.

When is  present continuous tense?

It is used when we are interested in the activity that is going on, other than the person or people doing it.

Give examples of present continuous tense

Someone calling at an office to collect a letter might be told:_

Just wait a moment "your letter is being typed"

It is taken for granted that a typist or a Secretary is doing this.

So there is no need of mentioning the Secretary or typist

The emphasis should be on the letter.

Below is a picture of a butchery. Make sentences using present continuous tense on activities that can take place in a butchery

ANSWER

1. Meat is being cut.

2. Meat is being weighed.

3. Meat is being wrapped.

 4. A customer is being served.

This is a picture of a busy street.
Prompt learners to make sentences about the activities that goes on in a busy street using present continuous passive

1. A land rover

2. The pavement

3. Maize

4. The zebra

ANSWERS

1.A land rover is being repaired.

2.The pavement is being swept.

3.The zebra crossing is being painted.

4.Maize is being roasted.

Below is a family at home. It's Saturday morning and a lot of work is going on in the house and compound.
Write eight sentences about what is being done.

1. Clothes

2. The floor

3. The furniture

4. The knives

5. The windows

6. Cabbages

7. Shoes

 ANSWER

1. Clothes are being washed.

2. The floor is being swept.

3. The furniture is being dusted.

4. The knives are being sharpened.

5. The Windows are being cleaned.

6. The cabbages are being watered.

7. Table clothes are being made.

8. Shoes are being brushed.