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Unit 7 - Lesson B: Sports and Exercise: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 1
Unit 7 - Lesson B: Sports and Exercise: Touchstone 2nd Edition - Language Summary - Level 1
Time expressions
in (two) hours
right now
these days
this morning
this season / semester
this week / month / year
Other words
exam (n)
study for an exam (v)
work very hard (v)
Grammar
Present continuous questions
Information questions
Use question word + be + subject (pronoun / noun) + verb + -ing to ask an information
question:
Use question word + be + verb + -ing to ask an information question with who as the subject:
A Who's playing?
B The Yankees.
Short answers for present continuous Yes-No questions are like short answers with be. Use Yes
/ No + pronoun + be (+ not):
Use contractions for negative short answers but not for positive short answers.
Time expressions
You can use the present continuous to talk about right now or around now:
Here are some time expressions you can use with the present continuous:
right now
today
this morning
this week
this month
this year
this season
this semester
these days