Present Continuous: practical A1 to A2 English

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A1 to A215 minutes of guided practiceFree learning resourceBy Muhammad Azhar

Back to Right Now: Present Continuous

Your goal for Present Continuous

Present Continuous: Use am, is or are plus ing for an action happening now. Target: I can say what people are doing right now.

Try it first

Read I am reading now.. Change one detail. Whisper or write it first.

See Present Continuous in real English

StepEnglishWhat to notice
StartI am reading now.Notice the target form
BuildMy friends are playing outside.Add a real detail
Ask or respondShe is making a poster.Use the language with another person
Use it naturallyHe is sitting near the window.Keep the sentence natural and complete

The pattern behind Present Continuous

Some verbs double a final consonant or drop a final e.

Language to notice: am/is/are + -ing; spelling: sitting, making, studying.

  1. Read each model and find the part that carries the lesson meaning.
  2. Compare it with the two incorrect forms below.
  3. Say or write a new example about your own world.
Urdu help: Key language

ابھی جاری کام۔ am/is/are + verb-ing: I am reading۔

Urdu help: Listen once

اس مثال کو ایک بار سنیں۔

Urdu help: Read slowly

جملہ آہستہ پڑھیں۔

Urdu help: Change one detail

ایک لفظ بدل کر نئی مثال بنائیں۔

Urdu help: Try first

جواب دیکھنے سے پہلے خود کوشش کریں۔

Two mistakes worth catching

Not this

I reading now.

Compare the verb, helper word or word order with the first two models.

Not this

She is makeing a poster.

Say the corrected version once without reading it.

Make the pattern yours: Present Continuous

  1. Cover the examples and rebuild I am reading now..
  2. Change it for school or home.
  3. Make a second version about a friend, game, sport or hobby.

Check the English, not your intelligence

Choose first. Open the answer after your attempt.

1. Which sentence is the clearest model for Present Continuous?
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I am reading now. Check the target form and meaning.

2. Which second sentence uses Present Continuous accurately?
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My friends are playing outside. The grammar and word order match the lesson pattern.

3. Which line could you use in a real conversation about Present Continuous?
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She is making a poster. This is natural, clear English for the situation.

4. Which final example keeps the target meaning of Present Continuous?
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He is sitting near the window. This example keeps the meaning and the correct form together.

5. Which sentence shows the first mistake to avoid in Present Continuous?
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I reading now. This option contains the common error explained in the lesson.

6. Which other sentence needs correcting before you use Present Continuous?
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She is makeing a poster. This option breaks the target grammar or word order.

7. In a fresh situation, which line transfers Present Continuous without changing the facts?
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She is making a poster. Check the target form and meaning.

8. Which line is ready to keep in your final Present Continuous response?
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He is sitting near the window. Check the target form and meaning.

Say it in your own voice: Present Continuous

Say three sentences. Record only if you want to. Check the form and meaning.

Remember it tomorrow: Present Continuous

Cover I am reading now.. Say it from memory with one true detail.

Your five-minute mission

Use present continuous once in a safe example.

Keep one result: Present Continuous

Keep one correct example and say it again tomorrow.

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