General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 01 Topic 04.doc Whose father is he? He’s Tom’s father. Whose friend is Geng? He’s Nat’s friend. LANGUAGE FOCUS 13 Present continuous tense Julia and Geng say: Julia: Do they all live together? Geng: Yes, they do. Now my cousin Aeh is living with them too. Geng’s family live together in Bangkok. Now, for a short time, Aeh is living with them too. Geng says: Aeh’s family lives in a small town but he is studying in Bangkok. Aeh’s family always lives in a small town. Now, for a short time, Aeh is studying in Bangkok. We use the present continuous tense of the verb to talk about what is happening NOW. Examples I am studying. I am living. I am eating. Look I am You are He She It is We You They are not studying in Australia now. 59 QUESTLANGUAGE