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What are the SIGNAL WORDS that go with this tense? 

Now, right now, for now, currently, at the moment, for the time being, at present, today, this week, it’s/that’s the last time etc 

Do we use the present continuous for actions happening now? 

What are you doing at the moment?

Who are you talking to right now? 

Do we use the present continuous for actions happening around now? 

What book are you reading at the moment?

Which series are you watching these days? 

Do we use the present continuous for temporary situations and series of actions? 

Do you live in this city or are you living in this city?

Do you work or are you working in your company?

Do we use the present continuous for changing and developing situations?

Why are more and more people learning foreign languages? 

Why are fewer and fewer people buying newspapers? 

Do we use the present continuous for annoying or amusing habits (usually with the word ‘always’)? 

Are you always losing things?

Talk about someone who is always forgetting things. 

Do we use the present continuous for background information in jokes and other informal stories? 

Tell me a joke using the present continuous for background information. 

A donkey walks in the bar. He is wearing roller skates and carrying a guitar…

Do we use the present continuous for the future (for arrangements)? 

Do we need a future time expression to give the present continuous a future meaning? 

Without the future time expression, would we think that we are talking about now? 

Are you doing anything this weekend? 

Are you meeting a friend in the next few days? 

Do we use the present continuous for the future (in time clauses)?

You have an exam coming, so how scared will you be when you are waiting outside for the exam to start? 

You have a trip coming up, how happy will you be when you are boarding the plane?

Conversation Questions

What are you wearing at the moment?

Who are you looking at, at this very minute?

Who are you talking to right now?

Are you sitting or standing?

Why are you studying English?

Do you live in this city? Or are you living here?

Do you know anyone who is just living in Bilbao?

What do you think your best friend is doing right now?

What do you think the president of your country is doing at the moment?

What is something that you are always doing that you are not happy with?

Is there anything a friend is always doing that you are not happy with?