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1. INFORMATION
PROGRAM AND NRC: PROGRAM: admon NRC:
LEVEL: INGLÉS 1010 WORKSHOP No.: 4

TEACHER: Oscar John Osorio Gallego DATE: 00/03/2021

STUDENT’S NAME: ALBERTO LUIS AREVALO CASTRO ID No 679877

2. LEARNING TOPIC
TEMA: I- THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I - THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (also called present progressive) is a VERB

TENSE which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either
at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous
can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near
future. Read on for detailed descriptions, examples, and present continuous
exercises.
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II-PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Present simple vs present continuous

https://www.slideshare.net/katherlabra/present-simple-vs-present-continuous-ppt-14626691

1-PRESENT CONTINUOUS PICTURE GAME: WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r13tkkJ7uhk

2- EXCELLENT CHOOSING, LISTENING GAME WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE, AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

https://www.eslgamesplus.com/action-verbs-present-progressive-grammar-game-rally-game/

III-PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMS:

The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present participle. Questions

are indicated by inverting the subject and am/is/are. Negatives are made with not.

 Statement: You are watching TV. * Question: Are you watching TV?

 Negative: You are not watching TV. or * You aren’t watching T.V

IV-PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMS: 1- Present Continuous Uses

USE 1 Now

A- Use the present continuous with normal verbs to express the idea that something is happening
now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.
B- Examples:

 You are learning English now. * You are not swimming now.

 Are you sleeping? *
I am sitting.
 I am not standing. * Is he sitting or standing?
 They are reading their books. * They are not watching television.
 What are you doing? * Why aren't you doing your homework?

2- USE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now

A- In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on.
Sometimes, we use the present continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action
which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

B- Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.)

 I am studying to become a doctor. * I am not studying to become a dentist.

 I am reading the book Tom Sawyer. * Aren't you teaching at the university now?
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 Are you working on any special projects at work? * I am not reading any books right now.

3- USE 3 Near Future

A- Sometimes, speakers use the present continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen
in the near future. B- Examples:

 I am meeting some friends after work. * I am not going to the party tonight.
 Is he visiting his parents next weekend? * Isn't he coming with us tonight?

4- USE 4 Repetition and Irritation with "Always"

A-The present continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that
something irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the meaning is like simple present, but with
negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."

B- Examples: She is always coming to class late.

* He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.
* I don't like them because they are always complaining.

V- WRITE USING THE PRESENT, THE PAST, AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSES, A
STORY RELATED WITH A SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE (USE ALL THE LINES)

_ Currently I am 23 years old, I am living in Valledupar 4 months ago I decided to

turn my life around, I am native to Cienaga Magdalena, but I realized that I had no
future there, I have 3 months of having a job in something that I liked, I live just with
the things that I need and I have the most important thing which is tranquility, I
would be lying if I said that I do not miss many things in the swamp, but even so they
are steps that one has to take and move forward in life, I would like to be able to
undertake in the future And to be my own boss, or to be able to get a more stable job,
and I know I will achieve it.__
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V- QUIZ ANSWER WITH PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

drives
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)   her kids to football practice. .

w ork am studing
2. Usually, I (work)   as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)   French at a
language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. .

is sleeping
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) . .

is raining
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) . .

is alw ays rai

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) . .

say is talking
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)   because everybody (talk)   so loudly.

currently w rites
7. Justin (write, currently)   a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished. .

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? .

am going
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)   to a movie tonight with some friends. .

are normally
9. The business cards (be, normally )   printed by a company in New York. Their prices
are
(be)   inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. .

is
10. This delicious chocolate (be)   made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

V- Practice the Present Continuous with TV shows- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuVrVr4dvI

Practice the Present Continuous with scenes from TV shows- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuVrVr4dvI

Present Progressive Tense | ESL Game- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaDS09_FJpY

1. LEARNING TOPIC
TEMA: II- THE PAST TENSE AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
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I- We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

1- For something which happened before and after another action:
1-The children were doing their homework when  I  got  home.
Compare: The children did their homework when  (= after) I  got  home.
This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story:
The other day I was waiting  for a bus when … Last week,  as  I was driving  to work, … 
for something that happened before and after a specific time:
It was eight o'clock. I was writing  a letter.

Compare: At eight o'clock I wrote (= started writing) some letters.

To show that something continued for some time: My head was aching. Everyone was
shouting.
for something that happened again and again:
I was practising every day, three times a day. - They were meeting  secretly after school.
* They  were always quarrelling.

2- With verbs which show change or growth:

The children  were growing up quickly. - Her English was improving.
My hair  was going  grey. - The town was changing quickly.

3-We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs. We use the past simple instead:
When I got home, I really  needed  (NOT was needing) a shower.
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4- LET’S PRACTICE THE PAST CONTINUOUS WITH AN ONLINE GAME

https://www.eslgamesplus.com/past-progressive-past-continuous-past-simple-verb-tenses-esl-
grammar-interactive-activity/

II- QUIZ USING THE PAST CONTINUOUS : Choose the right combinations of words to
complete the sentences. In some cases, there is more than one correct answer.

1- Past Continuous Quiz

1. My brother and sister were playing tennis at 11am yesterday. A- are B- was C- were
2. was you still working at 7pm last night? A- were B- are C- was
3. At 8.30am today I was driving to work. A- was B- am C- were
4. We weren´t sleeping when the police came. A- was B- won’t C- weren’t
5. Why was he having lunch at 4pm? A- was B- does C- were
6. Was he not doing his homework? A- doing B- do C- done
7. Snow was falling lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared. A- fell B- was falling C- is falling
8. Somebody threw a shoe at him while he was speaking. A- after B- when C- while
9. They were watching TV when I arrived. A- were watching B- were watched C-
watched
10. I was reading a detective story when I heard a noise. A- during B- while C- when
11- What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? A- you were doing B- you doing C- were you doing
12- The police stopped Willis as he was driving to the airport. A-was driving B- he was driving C-he is
driving
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GAME ONLINE WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

https://www.eslgamesplus.com/present-progressive-continuous-esl-grammar-fun-game-online/

GAME ONLINE WITH THE PAST CONTINUOUS

https://www.eslgamesplus.com/past-progressive-past-continuous-past-simple-verb-tenses-esl-
grammar-interactive-activity/

II- USING THE PRESENT, THE PAST, AND THE PRESENT AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS
TENSES, WRITE A STORY RELATED WITH A SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE (USE ALL THE
LINES:

_ I remember once about 5 years ago, I decided to travel with only 18 years of age, to
the city of Cartagena, I did not tell absolutely any family member, I just decided to
leave and now, I lived there and enjoyed many wonderful experiences, which still I
enjoy remembering them now, and my family only tells the story of how they were
looking for me for 5 days, without knowing anything about me, but even so I do not
regret it, I have always thought that life is to enjoy, as long as what you do make you
happy. __
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1. LEARNING TOPIC
TEMA: III- THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS

A-The Future Continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The action

will have started before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. For example,
tomorrow I will start work at 2pm and stop work at 6pm: At 4pm tomorrow, I will be working.

The Future Continuous tense is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and
continue for an expected length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be + V-ing
(present participle). Example: I will be singing in the concert tomorrow.
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B-Future Continuous Positive

w ill w ork

1) At three o'clock tomorrow, I  (work) in my office. At three o'clock tomorrow, I'll working.  

w iill lie

2) At three o'clock tomorrow, you  (lie) on the beach. At three o'clock tomorrow, you'll lying on the beach.

w ill w ait

3) At three o'clock tomorrow, he  (wait) for the train. At three o'clock tomorrow, he'll waiting fot the train.

w ill shop

4) At three o'clock tomorrow, she  (shop) in New York. At three o'clock tomorrow, she'll shopping in New
York.

w ill rain

5) At three o'clock tomorrow, it  (rain). At three o'clock tomorrow, it'll raining.

w ill get

6) At three o'clock tomorrow, we  (get) ready to go out. At three o'clock tomorrow, we'll be getting ready
to go out.

w ill meet

7) At three o'clock tomorrow, they  (meet) their parents. At three o'clock tomorrow, they'll meeting their
parents
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w ill satudy

8) At three o'clock tomorrow, he  (study) in the library. At three o'clock tomorrow, he’ll studying in the
library.

w ill exercis

9) At three o'clock tomorrow, she  (exercise) at the gym. At three o'clock tomorrow, she'll be exercising at
the gym
w ill sleep

10) At three o'clock tomorrow, I  (sleep). . At three o'clock tomorrow, I’ll be sleeping

C- GAME TO PRACTICE THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS – DRAGGING WORDS

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-future-
continuous-1.htm

D -Future Continuous Tense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOs0cZ12Fhk

E- WRITE A SHORT STORY RELATED WITH THE HAPPINESS OF THE FAMILY, USING MAINLY
THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS, AND THE OTHER STUDIED TENSES:
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I imagine that for each family there are different types of happiness, for mine, happiness is being together,
every night my mother calls me just to know how I am, if I have already eaten, if I am missing something and
she is happy to know I'm fine, from the time that I left for 5 days to Cartagena and my family worried about me,
when I returned I expected them to hit me or at least scold me, but no, instead, they just hugged me and smiled
with Tears in his eyes, at that moment I understood that the happiness of the family is to see your loved ones
well. PRACTICE WITH THE CONTINUOUS TENSES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdEasleUc54&t=27s PRESENT CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSXk0awQAA - PRESENT CONTINUOUS - SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV_yOSXVm4k - PRESENT CONTINUOUS + PAST CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5_xMlFSXf8 - PAST CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9t4rt7M6wU PAST CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOs0cZ12Fhk - FUTURE CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVtaHshNrq4 - FUTURE CONTINUOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4FIFAVDrE8 - FUTURE CONTINUOUS ….. WRITING THE MISSING WORDS.
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