I Am Doing My

Home work
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Oh, Hi Toni. I
Hi, Lisa. What
am studying
are you doing?
for the exam
tomorrow.
Wow. May I join Sure!
you?
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You looked I lost my book. I
confused. What’s am searching
the matter? for it now.
Are you searching
Really? Thank
for your math
you! I am going
book? I saw it in
to get it.
the library.
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Are you going
somewhere?

Yes. I am really Yeah. I am going to

hungry now. the canteen. Do
you want to come
along?
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Last night, Rina What were you
came to my house. doing when she
She wanted to came to your
borrow my novel. house?

I was watching
TV when she
came to my
house.
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Grady, I heard your
house was robbed
last night. How
come?

Oh, God. I’m The robber robbed

sorry to hear my house while my
that. family and I were
sleeping.
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What was your She was taking
sister doing at a bath.
this time
yesterday?
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I’m sorry. I
Let’s go can’t. At this
swimming time tomorrow,
tomorrow, Dian. I will be flying
to Dubai.
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Can you come to I’m really sorry
my house at this because at this
time tomorrow? time
tomorrow, I
We’re going to will be helping
have dinner with my mother at
some new What’s the her restaurant.
students. matter?
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Will you have
lunch with me
on the 24th of
May?
I’d love to, but
I’m afraid I will
be doing my
exam by then.
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Present continuous Past continuous
tense tense
to describe to describe

VS
actions or actions or
events that events that
are happening were
now or in the happening in
present. the past.
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Present Continuous Tense
He/She/It is + V-ing
My grandfather is playing with my younger sister.
I am + V-ing
I am washing the dishes.
You/We/They are + V-ing
Some of my classmates are staying over at my house.
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Past Continuous Tense
He/She/It/I was + V-ing
My mother was doing the laundry yesterday at this time.
You/We/They were + V-ing
My brother and I were watching TV when our dad came home.

Sentence in past continuous tense is often followed by a

sentence in simple past tense after the conjunction when
or while.
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Future Continuous Tense

to talk about I/You/We/They/ will be + V-ing

something that He/She/It
will be in progress
at or around a • Don’t ring at 8 o’clock. I’ll be watching
time in the future. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
• This time tomorrow, we’ll be sitting on the
beach. I can’t wait!