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Present Continuous

l’7ader mostamir — daba, f had l’la7da

3lach had dars?

3la 7aja kayna daba. Sahla w kat3tik no9ta b’khfaf.

  1. 9A3IDA — 7FED GHI HADI
  • Formula: am / is / are + V-ING
  • Spelling: make -> making (7yed e) | sit -> sitting (2ewej harf) | study -> studying
  • Negative (nafi: not): is not + V-ING. Soal: is he working?
  • Kelmat: now, right now, at the moment, look!, listen!, today, these days
  • Verbs li ma kayakhdouch ING: like, love, hate, want, know, understand, have(=3endo), believe
  1. MITAL — CHOUF KIFACH KAYTKTEB He is watching tv now. → daba kaytfrej f telfaza. Look! The baby is crying. → chouf! Drari sghir kaybki. They are not studying. → homa machi kay9raw. I am learning English these days. → had l’ayyam kan9ra inglizia.

⚠ 3ANDAK! ma tnsach to be. ‘He working’ ghalet. Sa7i7: he is working.

  1. TAMARINE — 7ELL B 9LEM
1. Listen! She ____ (sing).11. I ____ (not / work) today.
2. They ____ (play) in the garden now.12. Be quiet! The baby ____ (sleep).
3. I ____ (write) a letter at the moment.13. They ____ (build) a new school.
4. He ____ (not / sleep) now.14. He ____ (sit) next to Karim.
5. ____ you ____ (wait) for me?15. What ____ you ____ (do) now?
6. Look! It ____ (rain).16. The train ____ (arrive) now.
7. We ____ (study) for the exam these days.17. She ____ (wear) a red dress today.
8. My mother ____ (cook) lunch right now.18. We ____ (not / watch) the match.
9. The children ____ (make) a lot of noise.19. Why ____ he ____ (cry)?
10. ____ she ____ (read) a book?20. I ____ (try) to understand.

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
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