P306 RTR R-TEL 306 1/10/95 21:47/58           THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ■■■ Wj use the Present Continuous tense when describing an action which: * happens AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING Now it is raining. John is reading a book at the moment. * happens AROUND THE TIME OF SPEAKING Boris is learning English. John is composing his fifth symphony. * happens IN A PERIOD AROUND PRESENT This year Bob is going around the world This week we are dieting. >>>

P306 RTR R-TEL 306 1/10/95 21:45/10           THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ■■■ The Present Continuous tense is formed by combining the verb "to be" with the verb/-ing: I am singing He is playing Wj are eating She is hoping * They are living * * if the verb infinitive ends in -e the -e is lost during formation of the present continuous. >>>

P306 RTR R-TEL 306 1/10/95 21:37/51           THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE ■■■ Place the verb into the correct form: 1) Now Mary (watch) TV. Now Mary is watching TV. 2) Bob (learn) French at the moment. Bob is learning French... 3) I (do) absolutely nothing now. I am doing... 4) The boy (behave) himself at last. The boy is behaving himself at last.