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Grammar

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People around the world are generating a lot of waste.
The phrase in bold is written in the present continuous tense.

Present continuous tense Form Example
I am reading a book on the environment.
To refer to things happening now.
Lee Ann and her friends are participating
is/am/are
in the gotong-royong project.
To refer to habits and things that + Mr. Joshua is resting at home after
happen over a period of time. his surgery.
verb
They are studying in the university.
+
To refer to things in the near future. Najmee is coming home on Thursday.
ing
We are having a party next week.

Complete the dialogue below using the present continuous tense.

Mum : Hello, dear! Is everything okay?
Dad : Hi. Everything’s fine. Najmee (sweep) the floor and Tina
(water) the plants in the garden.
Mum : How about Ariff? Is he sleeping?
Dad : No, he isn’t. Ariff (play) with his toys. Where are you now?
Mum : I (drive) home now.
Dad : That’s great. Tina and I (cook) dinner. See you soon. Drive safely.
Mum : I will. Bye.

Fill in the blanks with the correct present continuous tense.
Encik Hakimi and the pupils of Year 6 Robotics are
at a gotong-royong project. They (work) together Gotong-royong
Project
to clean up their neighbourhood. Encik Hakimi
(clean) the drain. Najmee (sort) out the rubbish.
Kamini (throw) the rubbish into the recycling bins.
Asin (empty) the tyres filled with rainwater. The
girls (sweep) the dead leaves. Some of the boys
(use) the garbage bags to collect the dried leaves.

Let’s write.

Describe what is happening in your classroom using present continuous tense.

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