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en:grammar:present:the_present_continuous [2017/02/13 12:42] – [Uses] kimen:grammar:present:the_present_continuous [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Uses</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To talk about something that<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> is</span> happen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> at the moment</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> study<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> the present continuous.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> rain<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The phone'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> ring<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re </span>watch<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span>TV.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To talk about current changes</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The situation <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> improv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>House prices <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> ris<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The climate <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> chang<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>My English <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> gett<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span>better.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To describe a temporary situation</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> liv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> with my parents and work<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> near their home at the moment but I want to move to London soon and get a job there</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> travell<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> to work by bus this week. Usually, I go by train but the drivers are on strike</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><strong> <br></strong></p><p> <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Note that</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p> <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It is the correct tense to use if you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> describ<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a picture because we can imagine that it'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> happen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> now.</span></b></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="279" height="429" id="554" style="width: 110px; height: 160px;" alt="couple, dancing dance danse dress robe" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg"></a></span></p><p><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> danc<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> glasses and he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> sing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a dress and she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> smil<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.<span style="color: rgb(42, 51, 51);"> </span></span></b><br></p></html> <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Uses</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To talk about something that<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> is</span> happen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> at the moment</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> study<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> the present continuous.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> rain<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The phone'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> ring<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re </span>watch<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span>TV.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To talk about current changes</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The situation <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> improv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>House prices <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> ris<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>The climate <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> chang<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>My English <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> gett<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span>better.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>To describe a temporary situation</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> liv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> with my parents and work<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> near their home at the moment but I want to move to London soon and get a job there</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> travell<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> to work by bus this week. Usually, I go by train but the drivers are on strike</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><strong> <br></strong></p><p> <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Note that</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p> <b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>It is the correct tense to use if you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> describ<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a picture because we can imagine that it'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> happen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> now.</span></b></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="279" height="429" id="554" style="width: 110px; height: 160px;" alt="couple, dancing dance danse dress robe" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg"></a></span></p><p><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> danc<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> glasses and he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> sing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a dress and she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> smil<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.<span style="color: rgb(42, 51, 51);"> </span></span></b><br></p></html>
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-<html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/407_6977dc0dd875b1f31ee1c2282663d884.png" rel="image_show"><img width="139" height="121" id="407" style="width: 110px; height: 90px;" alt="listen to music relax détendre musique écouter" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/407_6977dc0dd875b1f31ee1c2282663d884.png"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> listen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> to his favourite CD.</strong></span></p><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3328_32961095adcd5113e1771ea57def6191.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="205" height="209" id="3328" style="width: 111px; height: 113px;" alt="visitor_airport_visiteur_visitante travel hand shake meet handshake serrer voyage" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3328_32961095adcd5113e1771ea57def6191.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Are</span></strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> you enjoy<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> your new job?</b></span></p><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><img height="155" id="540" style="width: 114px; height: 94px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/540_99576b1a3b28ca0b779a9641eb694b93.jpg">&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> paint<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> their bedroom walls.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong><img height="129" id="263" style="width: 112px; height: 93px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/263_bbf28b73224b3a013f6fc00f04a80ed3.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>Our sales figures <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> increas<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1318_f160217157dfb554498b1a7813af2f15.png" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="282" id="1318" style="width: 115px; height: 99px;" alt="discussion colleagues meeting man woman" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1318_f160217157dfb554498b1a7813af2f15.png"></a>&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Ben and Sue wear glasses but Ben <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">isn't</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> his today.</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></span></span></span></p><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Note that</span></b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>it is the correct tense to use if you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> describ<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a picture because we can imagine that it'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> happen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> now:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="279" height="429" id="554" style="width: 120px; height: 176px;" alt="couple, dancing dance danse dress robe" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/554_424f68eee36be3901a6aef1b9ae69704.jpg"></a></span></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> danc<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> glasses and he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> sing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>. She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> a dress and she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> smil<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.<span style="color: rgb(42, 51, 51);"> </span></strong></span></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></html> +<html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/407_6977dc0dd875b1f31ee1c2282663d884.png" rel="image_show"><img width="139" height="121" id="407" style="width: 110px; height: 90px;" alt="listen to music relax détendre musique écouter" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/407_6977dc0dd875b1f31ee1c2282663d884.png"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> listen<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> to his favourite CD.</strong></span></p><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3328_32961095adcd5113e1771ea57def6191.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="205" height="209" id="3328" style="width: 111px; height: 113px;" alt="visitor_airport_visiteur_visitante travel hand shake meet handshake serrer voyage" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3328_32961095adcd5113e1771ea57def6191.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Are</span></strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> you enjoy<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> your new job?</b></span></p><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><img height="155" id="540" style="width: 114px; height: 94px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/540_99576b1a3b28ca0b779a9641eb694b93.jpg">&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> paint<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> their bedroom walls.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong><img height="129" id="263" style="width: 112px; height: 93px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/263_bbf28b73224b3a013f6fc00f04a80ed3.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>Our sales figures <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> increas<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1318_f160217157dfb554498b1a7813af2f15.png" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="282" id="1318" style="width: 115px; height: 99px;" alt="discussion colleagues meeting man woman" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1318_f160217157dfb554498b1a7813af2f15.png"></a>&nbsp; <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Ben and Sue wear glasses but Ben <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">isn't</span> wear<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> his today.</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></html>
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