Present Continuous v Present Perfect Continuous

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We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Learn all about the tense system in the English language with a self-paced presentation. We explain what the tense system is, why we use it, how many tenses we have and where the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses lie on the English tense timeline. You can test your understanding with our question and answer flashcards too.

Before starting the grammar section of this course, we provide you with all the correct materials. This includes the slides used in our grammar presentations with notes lines and an interactive worksheet, which you can answer whilst watching the videos. We provide the correct answers to this interactive worksheet too and point you to our grammar forum, where you can ask any questions about the correct grammar of the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses.

Learn about the uses of the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses and place them side by side to see the difference between them.

Compare the affirmative forms of the present continuous and present perfect continuous side-by-side. You also have access to a downloadable PDF that summarises the tense forms.

Compare the negative forms of the present continuous and present perfect continuous side-by-side. You also have access to a downloadable PDF that summarises the tense forms.

Compare the question forms of the present continuous and present perfect continuous side-by-side. You also have access to a downloadable PDF that summarises the tense forms.

We explain what a short response is in this video and why it's important to "fit in" to the polite English culture. We review the short response forms in the present continuous and present perfect continuous and you also have access to a downloadable PDF that summarises the tense forms.

We review the keywords in both the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses, so you have a chance to see them side-by-side. You can also download a PDF comparison chart that places all these keywords on a summary sheet.

With teaching experience, we have identified the most common mistakes that learners make when trying to use the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses. We explain them in detail and how you can avoid making the same mistakes yourself.

This activity tests your ability to review English and identify mistakes as well as correct them. You can easily download our worksheet and answers or complete the exercise using our online tool.

The main reason learners want to understand grammar is to be able to use it correctly in conversation. Although the present continuous and present perfect continuous tenses are not the most common in conversation, we provide a list of questions that may be asked in both of these tenses. You will be able to write your answers in our forum and get corrections and feedback from our teachers. You will also have access to our private Flipgrid community where you can upload video responses to these questions to practise your pronunciation.

Download our keywords flashcards or use our online tool to practise using the keywords with both of these tenses correctly. You'll get to practise using these keywords in a way that suits you, therefore using necessary and realistic English.

Download our sentence creation flashcards to help you create your own sentences in the affirmative, negative and question form and in both the present continuous and present perfect continuous tense. This activity tests your grammatical ability and ease in using certain tenses in a restricted way.

Download our tense timelines with various daily activities and say the sentence correctly using the correct form and tense.

Download our review booklet that summarises everything you have learnt in this course. As well as the form, use, structure and keywords for each tense, you can see a side-by-side comparison chart of the use of the two tenses.

Review all your achievements from this course by reading the course objectives and understanding how you have improved by taking our course.

We always appreciate any feedback from our learners. Here you have the chance to fill in an optional questionnaire telling us what you liked and didn't like so we can keep on improving for our future learners.