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Present Continuous (Advanced)




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PART 3
 
We use Present Continuous for the following purposes:
  1. To describe an action that takes place at the moment of speaking.
  2. To describe an action that takes place at a period of time (to stress that it is not a usual situation and in  general things are differnt).
  3. To describe our negative attitude towards an action.
  4. To describe future plans.
  5. To describe graphs (as the action is in process).

 

  1. I (meet)  some friends after work later today.
  2. The child (need)  a lot of care.
  3. Ella (deserve)  all the best.
  4. I (not stand) .
  5. We (disagree)  with you.
  6. You (always lie) !
  7. He (own)  a small house in the suburbs.
  8. I (agree)  to this proposal.
  9. The number of people interested in the services of X company (rise)  steadily.
  10.  he (visit)  his relatives next weekend? 
  11. They (see)  some of their relatives next week.
  12. He (always tease)  his sister.

  1. I (remember)  everything.
  2. The house (belong)  to my granny while my father is out of the country.
  3. Right now, the dishes (do)  in the kitchen.
  4. The demand for the toys (reduce)  year by year.
  5. They (listen)  to the radio.
  6. She (doubt)  about the outcome of the situation now.
  7. Now it (seem)  unbelievable.
  8. Stop! Now I (not/understand)  you at all.   
  9. This food (contain)  a lot of additives.
  10. I (not study)  to become a manager.
  11. The price (matter)  much for me now.
  12. I (study)  at a different school this month.

  1. You (appear)  to be more clever than I thought.
  2. You (prefer)  tea to coffee, am I right?
  3. People (like)  this song very much.
  4. Right now, Tom (write)  the letter.
  5. The number of students graduating from high schools (go)  up.
  6. Air (consist)  of different gasses.
  7. The song that (play)  (sound)  familiar.  
  8. It (always snow)  in my country and I (not like)  it.
  9. The manager (know)  about my resignation.