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Grammar Unit three Describe the following pictures. What are they doing now? The sun is shining in the sky. The woman is cooking a fat chicken. The handsome man is singing now. The boy is running to school. It’s already 8 o’clock. They are playing table tennis. He is swimming. They are receiving military training. Which tense? The sun is shining. The woman is cooking. The man is singing. the Present Continuous Tense be (am/ is/ are) + v- ing ● It is used to talk about something happening now or at the moment of speaking. 现在进行时可表示说话的时刻正在 进行的动作。 e.g. We are having an English class. Situations for using the Present Continuous Tense Be quiet! The baby ______________. is sleeping now The man _________ now. is fishing a repeated action around the time of speaking; will come to an end in the near future; it is a temporary situation. ●现在进行时可表现阶段正在进行而此 刻不一定在进行的动作。此动作很可能 持续一段时间就会 结束。属于暂时性 行为。 e.g. What are you reading recently? I’m reading Harry Potter. It’s quite interesting. e.g. Jack is so upset these days that he ___ almost 50 cigarettes every day. A. smokes B. will smoke C. has smoked D. is smoking ? Lucy is watching TV every night this week because of her favorite program. ? Lucy often watches TV twice a week. (It’s a habit/ regular action.) ( repeated but temporary action ; special reason for it.) Compare the two sentences: ● 现在进行时可表正在进行中的变化 （change, development or trend）。 With people taking care of the little tree, it __________________ _____day by day. is growing taller and taller go，become, get, turn, grow, change, begin …... Autumn has come and the leaves _______________. are turning yellow With time going by, the hair of this old mother__________ _____. is becoming grey Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ___ so rapidly. A. is changi