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present progressive: use working just now.

We use the present progressive to say that things are happening now or around now.

I'm working just now. It's raining again. Jane's taking driving essons.
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I'm sorry, I can't come out. I'm working just now. (Compare: / work every day. - see page 17.)
Look - it's raining again. (Compare: It rains every day here.)
Jane's taking driving lessons. (Compare: A lot of people take lessons with that driving school.)
I'm enjoying this party. (Compare: / usually enjoy parties.)

^ Make present progressive sentences.
► Emma / read / the newspaper. .. '/?£.r.e?.^A*(V2$1?. ...................

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1 The baby / cry / again................................................................................................
2 It /snow /hard..........................................................................................................
3 You/look/very beautiful today.................................................................................
4 Your coffee/get/cold..............................................................................................

5 I / play / a lot of football this year. ...........................................................................
6 W e/wait/for a phone call........................................................................................
7 Chris and Helen / spend / a week in France................................................................

Look at the pictures and use the verbs in the box to say what Helen is doing.

brush brush drink get u p / go listen open read read wash

she's ejettli/ycj up>. 5 .............................................the newspaper.
1 .............................................her face. 6 ............................................. her hair.

2 .............................................her teeth. 7 .............................................letters.
3 .............................................to the radio. 8 .............................................the door.
4 .............................................coffee. 9 .............................................to work.

24 PRESENT TENSES