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1. Grammar Link
*,> Go to page 109. Take Grammar Ouiz 4.

2. Grammar lntroduction

A. Present Gontinuous
Affirmative YeslNo Ouestion

I am I amnot Aml
You/We/TheV are walking. You/We/They aren't walking. Are you/we/they walking?
HelShe/lt is , HelShe/lt isnt ls he/she/it
. Th e present conti n uo us te n se 8i?L{r*i6ik!*i&Sl
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. The present continuous tense is used for actions happening right now
. Answers to yes/no questions: Yes, I am. Yes, you/we/they are. Yes, he/she/it is.
No, l'm not. No, you/we/they aren't No. he/she/it isn't.

ffi Write the verb in the present continuous tense.

study Sam and Mary ......... . at the library.

SNOW it in Beijing right now?

3 try Be quiet. I .. to sleep!

B. Spelling Rules of Verb-ing

ffi Write the *ing form of the verb.

1 enjoy gnlpyine 4 arrive

drive mop

work 6 visit

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C. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
PresentSimple Present Continuous

t ride my bike to school every day. t'rn taking the bus to school ncw.
Kathy watches cartoons on Saturdayc. Kathy is watching a movie at the moment.
My-dad goes to work in the morning. My dad is going to the parkthls.morning.

. The present simple tense talks abouti|iiwg$ . The present continuous tense talks aboutW
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. Time expressions used with the present simple tense: . Time expressions used with the present continuous tense:
- every day, every week, on Sundays - now, at the moment, today
- in the morning, in the afternoon, at night
- once a week, twice a week
,

ffi Write the correct form of the verb.

1 talk The teacher ..., is nakiln4 to a student now

2go We usually for a walk in the park on Sundays.

3 swim Mike .. twice a week at YMCA.

4 wait The students............... ..,...... for the school bus at the moment.
5 watch Mr. Martin always .............news on TV every evening.

D. Non-Action Verbs
(O) I like apples. (X l'm liking apples.
(O) Amy wants a book. (X Amy is wanting a book.
. Non-actron verbs are used in$ rax

(O)John knowsAmy. but NOT in present continuous.

(X) John is knowing Arny.

. Common non-action verbs:

like/dislike/love/hate see need/want believe/understand have (meaning own) think (meaning believe)

ffi Write the correct form of the verb.

1 want They are very hungry now. They .
want some food.

2 look / count Right now, we .,.,......... .. at the sky. We the stars.

3 believe I . . your story now.

4 think this ls a great book.

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 3. Grammar Practice
@ Complete the dialogue using the correct form of the verb.
1 A: What are you doing?

n, tffffi a ham and cheese sandwich.

B:0h, that sounds good. I W ham and cheese sandwiches.

to come over?

I can make one for you too.

2 A: How is Sarah, your older sister?

A: Really?

music at the Juilliard School of Music,

A:Thatls great. ls she a good time?

B: Yes,

3 A: What are you doing this afternoon?

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B:She
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her how to swim?

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S - presenr Conrinuous
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@ Complete the dialogue.
see A: .................... you that girl over there?

ta lk B:Which girl .. ....... you . about?

have / wear A: She .. long hair, and she .....a green shirt.

know B:0h, I . ...... ..... her. She's in my math class.

@ Wrlte the verb in the present continuous tense.

Mr. Phileas Fogg thinks that he can travel around the world in BO

days. He makes a bet. Mr. Fogg iS rarin3 around the world.

& race
His servant, Passepartout, with him. They meet
* travel
Mr. Fix on the way. Mr. Fix is an English policeman. He
& chase
a bank robber. He thinks that Mr. Fogg is the bank robber. Mr. Fix

Mr. Fogg all the way around the world. Mr. Fogg
&follow
and Passepartout many problems, but they
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to keep to their schedule. Will they make it?
&try

4. Grammar Summary

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple Present Continuous

Iride my bike to school every day. l'm riding my bike to school now.
Kathy watches cartoons on Saturdays. Kathy is watching a cartoon at the moment.
My dad goes to work in the morning. My dad is going to work right now.

" Common non-action verbs: (O) I like apples. (X) I am liking apples.
like/dislike love/hate see believe/understand need/want have (meaning own) think (meaning believe)

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1. Grammar Link
.) Go to page 111. Take Grammar Ouiz 6.

2. Grammar lntroduction

A. Past Continuous
Affirmative Negative Yes/No Ouestion

l/She/He/lt was . l/She/He/lt wasn't .. Was l/she/he/iteallngr

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we/You/They *"." ""ttn9' we/You/They weren't
eat,ng' were we/you/they
. The past continuous is used for an action that was going on at a specific time in the past.
. Th e past conti n uo us te n se : ;&e*pffite{s&}:*i:@iryB:
. wasn't = wos + not, weren't = were + not
. Answers to yes/no questions: Yes, -was/were. No, - wasn't/weren't.

ffi Complete the sentence in the past continuous tense.

1 climb & My cat yy.os'dt..glin".b_,.$ . a tree at 7 o'clock this mornlng.

2 read w Mr. Johnson ..........,..... a newspaper at 6 o'clock yesterday.

3 ta lk g you ........... . to your friend at 9:30 last night?

4 have & Amy and Mary ......... lunch at 1 :30 yesterday.

5 sleep w at midnight last night.

6 wash e your dad his car at 2:00 yesterday?

7 practice & The twins ......... piano at 5:00 yesterday.

8 study to) The girls at the library at 8:00 yesterday.

B. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous 1

. The past simple is used to talk about actions

Sam and Tom watched a movie from 2:00
that began and ended in the past.
t0 3:30 yesterday afternoon.,
. The past continuous is used to talk about an action that was
Theywere watching a movie at 2:30.
going on at a specific time in the past.

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7 - Past continuous@

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1 Mary and her family sat at the dinner table at 6:30 yesterday.

Th ev [-g{i ........1&r:9...e-+. tiry....... d in n e r a t 6 :3 5.

Tom went to bed at 10:30 last night.

At 11 :30, Tom i- ileepl

The math test was from g:00 to 9:50 this morning.

Ii takel the test at 9:20.

4 The soccer game was from 2:00 to 3:00 yesterday.

The players [Edl soccer al2:2O.

C. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous 2

| $tudied'from 8:00 to g:00 last night,

. The past continuous is also used to talk about an action
Amy called at 8:30.
that was going on at the time of another action in the past.
lwas studying when Amy called.
When Amy called, I was studying. .ffis3t = at that time
Amy ealled while I was studying, .ffiXffi= during that time

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WA Complete the sentence using when or while.

1 I was taking a nap ....Wh9.n the door bell rang.

: The door bell rang .......... I was taking a nap.

2 The teacher came in ............... the students were singing.

: The students were singinq ................ the teacher came in.

it started to rain, we were riding our bikes.

: lt started to rain we were riding our bikes.

4 ......... you called, I was doing my homework.

* : You called .... . I was doing my homework.

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3. Grammar Practice
@ Look and write. What were the students doing when the teacher came in?

1 Amy was.. ngdln3..+..ngYys.P*Pgr. when +he +ea.her co.mQ in,

2 John and Mike

3 Mary

4 Tom

5 Sally and Ken

@ Wrlte the sentence. Use the past continuous or the past simple tense.

......... when my friend called me.

in the kitchen when his mom came in.

, Sam / kick the ball :

4 while we were having a party.

. the lights / go out

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@ Write the answers about you. Use a complete sentence.

1 what were you doing when the teacher came into the classroom today?

2 what was your mom doing when you came home from school yesterday?

@ Write the verb in the past continuous tense.

A Big Wet xieJq

When I was a little boy, I wc.S visiii an aquarium with
0 visit
my family. I a great time. The dolphin trainer asked
O have
me to help him while my family and I the show.
O watch
The dolphins in their tanl! and I
6swim 6 stand
right on the edge. _ I in the water? No, I
Oso
that wet. I very still like the
$ not get {l stand
trainer told me A dolphin toward me. It
() come
.It me! Then I knew I wanted to
{B jump (S kiss

be a dolphin trainer too.

4. Grammar Summary

Past Continuous
Affirmative Negative Yes/No 0uestion
Was l/she/he/it
We/You/They were WelYoulThey werent Were we/you/they
When Amy called, I was studying. Amy called while I was studying,
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