Present Continuous

Present continuous and Present progressive are the same verb tense.  Use it NOW.  Use it when the action is in progress and will continue after you speak.  Use it NOW when you are NOT finished.  I am typing.  You are reading.  He is not typing.  They are not working.

Long video with good examples:

More explanation, examples, and practice from the internet

"Are you sleeping?" Children's song that uses present continuous

What are you doing today?  Are you doing anything that you don't usually do?

Perhaps

Is it easy for you to make decisions?  Did you ever date someone that didn't want to make a commitment?  (My college roommate dated a man for eight years, but he didn't want to get married, so they never got married.)

What are you listening to?

What are your favorite songs in English? 

Doris Day

Doris Day died today.  I often use her lyrics videos because she often sings slowly with good grammar.

Somebody's Hero

My mother is not like a mother on TV.  She doesn't like to cook or clean or invite people over.       She likes to look for pennies in a shopping mall floor or shells on a beach.

Describe your mother.  Is she a hero?  How are you similar to her?  How are you not?

Did you celebrate mother's day?  What did you do?

New App

Today we tried a new app from learning upgrade.  You can get it from the app store or the google play store.  You can also get it on a computer from www.learningupgrade.com.  The company is giving it to our students free this summer, but we need to tell them if it is good and if it has problems.  If many of our students use the app three or more times every week, the school can get a prize from the company.  The app has English and math and can help people prepare for the GED.  The code to get it without spending $ -- only for students in our program and their families -- is 3366133.

Grammar Practice

We practiced a lot today.  Here's extra practice for it!

Use was for 1, were for 2+, and always were for you 1 or 2+  

Practice Using was or were

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Use be __________ing for NOW

Practice using present continuous for NOW

Stative verbs like want, need and like do not use present continuous.  When have means possess, NO having.  When have means experience or eat, have is normal and you say, "I'm having" for right now.

Practice Stative Verbs

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Use must/have to/must not/don't have to to write about obligations