GRADE 9 CHAPTER

CHAPTER V

In this chapter, we will learn to communicate activities in progress at the time of
speaking, at one point of time in the past, and at one point of time in the future, in
order:

 To share the information with others
 To give an explanation

PART 1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Read the dialogue below.

Taken from English book- Think Globally Act Locally

When we want to communicate activities in progress at the time of speaking, we
use Present Continuous Tense. Present Continuous Tense is also called as Present
Progressive Tense. From the dialogue above, the words in bold (is staying, am
studying) are the examples of Present Continuous Tense.

Take a look at the pictures below and match them with the statements.

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Means_of_transport/Means_of_tr
annsport_ki17223cx

NOW
Present Continuous

A. The structure of Present Continuous Tense
The sentences above using Present Continuous Tense. The activities are
happening at the time of speaking. There are two structures of Present
Continuous Tense, Verbal dan Nominal.
1. Verbal
(+) Subject + is/ am/ are + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(-) Subject + is/ am/ are + not + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(?) Is/ Am/ Are + Subject + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb?

ubSjuebcjtect + +isi/s/aamm//aarree + V+erVbe-ribn-ging + Object + Adverb
I am
speaking English now.
You are
We are speaking English now.
They are speaking English now.
Tom and Jane are speaking English now.
speaking English now.
She is
He is speaking English now.
It is speaking English now.
Sawn is speaking English now.
speaking English now.

2. Nominal
(+) Subject + is/ am/ are + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(-) Subject + is/ am/ are + not + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(?) Is/ Am/ Are + Subject + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)?

Subject is/am/are Complement right now.
I am busy

You are busy right now.
We are busy right now.
They are busy right now.
Sam and Smith are busy right now.

She is busy right now.
He is busy right now.
It is busy right now.
Wilona is busy right now.

B. The time signals of Present Continuous Tense
The time signals or adverbs of time used in Present Continuous Tense are:
 Now
 Right now
 At present
 At the moment
 Today
 Still

For activities that are temporal habits, the time signals used are:

 This week
 This month
 This year
 This week
 etc

C. The examples of Present Continuous Tense
1. Regan is working in the garden now.
2. The students are finishing their assignments at this moment.
3. I am taking my meals.
4. Ryan is not watching Karate Kids, he is watching Jumanji.
5. We are at home now, we are very tired after full day trip.

STUDENT WORKSHEET 1
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets by using Present
Continuos Tense.
1. Julia … making her homework at home. (do)
2. Ernesto … in the lake with his father. (sail)
3. My grandmother and Aunt Sarah … some cakes. (bake)
4. I … an email to my penpall. (write)
5. Lorenza and Suzan … table tennis. (play)
6. The students … their teacher. (wait)
7. The teacher … some tests. (correct)
8. That big man … some heavy parcels. (carry)
9. Flora … to Los Angeles right now. (fly)
10. You … in the park with your pet. (run)
11. Victoria … a long blue skirt. (wear)
12. We … some flowers in the country. (pick)
13. Jezzy … not at her office today. (be)
14. They … their summer holidays. (enjoy)
15. David … his new project this month. (do)
16. Yasa … to romantic songs. (listen)
17. I … a new fiction book this year. (write)
18. The kindergarten students … the museum. (visit)
19. John and Brandon … so hard this week. (work)
20. … your Dad the speaker in the webinar today? (be)

STUDENT WORKSHEET 2

Write the scrambled words into good order!

1. wearing – A - yellow - is - a – girl - dress.
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2. lady – bench – sitting – on – is – A – the.
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3. is – boy – his – riding – A – bike.
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4. boys – basketball – playing – are – Two.
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5. children – table – sitting – are – a – at – Four.
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6. man – van – blue – is – A – a – driving.
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7. wind – is – The – softly - blowing.
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8. woman – little – to – her – is – boy – talking – A.
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9. doing – you – assignment – Math – Are – Mr. Andrew – from?
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10. not – teacher – material - English – is – Our – explaining – new – a.
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STUDENT WORKSHEET 3

Take a look at the picture below, name each person and write a paragraph
what the people are doing!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c4/af/a1/c4afa186bde9fbd704929d3736616d25.jpg

These vocabulary below will help you:

play have listen to

pick serve mow

feed go hiking climb

PART 2. PAST CONTINUOUS
Take a look at the sentence in the picture below:

The sentence “I was learning English for 2 hours yesterday” uses Past Continuous
Tense. Past Continuous Tense is also called as Past Progressive Tense.
We use Past Continuous Tense to show an action that was in progress at some
specific time in past.

Specific time in the past
Past Continuous

A. The structure of Past Continuous Tense
There are two structures of Past Continuous Tense, Verbal dan Nominal.

1. Verbal
(+) Subject + was/ were + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(-) Subject + was/ were + not + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(?) Was/ Were + Subject + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb?

ubSjuebcjtect + +isw/aasm/ w/ earree ++ VerbV-einrgb-ing+ Object + Adverb

I was having breakfast at that time.
She at that time.
He was having breakfast at that time.
It at that time.
Sawn was having breakfast at that time.

was having breakfast

was having breakfast

You were having breakfast at that time.
We were having breakfast at that time.
They were having breakfast at that time.
Juan and Carlo were having breakfast at that time.

2. Nominal
(+) Subject + was/ were + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(-) Subject + was/ were + not + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(?) Was/ Were + Subject + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)?

Subject was/ were Complement at that time.
I was busy at that time.
She was busy at that time.
He was busy at that time.
It was busy at that time.
Wilona was busy

You were busy at that time.
busy at that time.
We were busy at that time.
busy at that time.
They were

Sam and Smith were

B. The time signals of Past Continuous Tense
The time signals or adverbs of time used in Past Continuous Tense are:
 Yesterday
 At that time
 At the same time yesterday
 At this time 2 days ago
 At 8 o’clock last night
 At 6.30 this morning
 etc

C. The examples of Past Continuous Tense
1. My mother was cleaning the kitchen.
2. I was having a cup of coffee.
3. What were you doing yesterday morning?
4. Bob was not studying for his final exams.
5. They were calling you continuously.

STUDENT WORKSHEET 1
Let’s practice the dialogues below, then identify the Past Continuous Tense
there!
Dayu: "Hi Udin. I went to your house around ten yesterday to return your
magazine, but the door was closed. knocked on the door many times but nobody
came out."
Udin: "Nobody was at home yesterday. I was going to the football practice. My
mom and dad were attending a wedding party, and my brother was going out with
his friends."

Lina: "Did you all go to practise football?"
Beni: "Only Udin and I went to practise football. Edo could not come because he
had much homework to do."
Udin: "Yes, when we got there to pick him up, he was doing his Math homework"

Beni: "What time did you finish your homework, Edo?"
Edo: "I don't remember what time finished my homework. Maybe at five. I
remember that when my dad got home around 4 pm, I was still working on my
homework."

Edo: "By the way, did you get to the practice on time or late?"
Udin: "We were a bit late. When Beni and got to the field, the others were just
sitting and chatting. They said they were waiting for us.”
Beni: "In fact, they were not just waiting for us. They were also waiting for our
coach, Mr. Ali. He was going to the sports shop to buy a new whistle"

STUDENT WORKSHEET 2

Complete the sentences below with the verbs in bracket by using Past
Continuous Tense.

1. Laura ………………….. a book and …………………. some messages. (read, write)
2. Mariana and Shania …………………. in the swimming pool. (swim)
3. Katherine ………………. down her dog in the park. (walk)
4. Mercedes and her dad ……………….. in the river. (fish)
5. His grandfather ………………….. in the garden. (work)
6. What ………….. you …………… last night at home? (do)
7. Carmen ………………… for an exam in her bedroom. (study)
8. Tara …………..........her brother with his homework. (help)
9. Some teachers ………………. the final exams. (correct)
10. A doctor …………….. some patients at the hospital. (examine)
11. George ………………… his bed this morning. (make)
12. Two kids …………………….. loudly. (cry)
13. Lorenzo and you ………………………… tennis. (play)
14. Bertha ………...not ……………. Some onions and carrots. (cut)
15. We ……………………. Some tea with friends. (have)
16. Rosalia …………………… for the concert. (rehearse)
17. The little boy ………………… at the park happily. (run)
18. My big sisters ………….. not …………… the movie at 9 pm yesterday. (watch)
19. ……………your mom ………….. some cheese cake? (make)
20. Who …………………….. in the room alone? (sit)

STUDENT WORKSHEET 3
Take a look at the picture below, then write what the people were doing.
Use Past Continuous Tense.

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_%28ESL%29/Present
_continuous/Present_Continuous_Tense_cm704204mg

Eg. Jack was playing with his toy car.
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We will do another activity with Past Continuous Tense. Often the past
continuous is mixed with the past simple to show what was happening when
something happened. The past continuous refers to the longer event and the
simple past to the event that interrupted it.
Pay attention to the example below.

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-powerpoints/grammar/past-simple-or-past-continuous-
tense/past-simple-vs-past-continuous/123945

Other example:

https://en.ppt-online.org/26388
The sentence above means that the activity of “waiting” is longer and happens
first, then the activity of “arriving” interupts it.

The second to happen/
interupt (Simple Past)
The first to happen (Past Continuous)
Structure:
While Past Continuous, Simple Past
When Simple Past, Past Continuous

STUDENT WORKSHEET 4
Complete the sentences below with the verbs in brackets by using the correct
tense, Past Continuous or Simple Past.

1. We ……….. (cross) the street when the traffic lights turned red.
2. The students …………. (wait) for the bus when it started to rain.
3. When the phone rang, Suzan ……………………. (wash) the dishes.
4. While Mary was slicing the bread, she …………….. (cut) her finger.
5. Jim broke his leg while he ………………….. (play) soccer.
6. Anna ……………… (call) Jody while he was texting her mom.
7. Someone …………………(take) Peter’s bag while he was making a call.
8. My father ……………………(drive) his car when a policeman stopped him.
9. My nephew ……………….. (break) his pencil while he was doing his homework.
10. When you called me, I ………………………..(study) for an important exam.

STUDENT WORKSHEET 5
Learn the example, then write sentences by using Past Continuous and Simple
Past, and conjunction “when” or “while” based on the pictures!
Structure:
While Past Continuous, Simple Past
When Simple Past, Past Continuous

When I got home, my dog was sleeping under the table.

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These vocabulary below will help you:

teach start to rain

sleep watch

wait for go off

send message drive

mow the lawn stop

PART 3. FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Pay attention to the sentences in the picture below!

https://pelajar.net/future-continuous-tense/
The verb phrases in the sentences above use Future Continuous Tense or Future
Progressive Tense.
I will be staying here until Sunday.
The postman will be coming soon.
Future Continuous Tense is used to express actions in progress at a specific time in
the future.

At a specific time in the future

A. The structure of Future Continuous Tense
There are two kinds of Future Continuous Tense patterns, Verbal dan
Nominal.

1. Verbal
(+) Subject + will be + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(-) Subject + will not be + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb.
(?) Will + Subject + be Verb-ing + Object + Adverb?

Subject + will be + Verb-ing + Object + Adverb

ubIject + is/ awmil/l baere + plVaeyirnbg-ing at the park tomorrow.
You will be playing at the park tomorrow.
We will be playing at the park tomorrow.
They will be playing at the park tomorrow.

She will be playing at the park tomorrow.
He will be playing at the park tomorrow.
It will be playing at the park tomorrow.
Rossy will be playing at the park tomorrow.

2. Nominal
(+) Subject + will be + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(-) Subject + will not be + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(?) Will + Subject + be + Complement (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)?

Subject will be Complement tomorrow.
I will be at home tomorrow.
You will be at home tomorrow.
We will be at home tomorrow.
They will be at home tomorrow.
Malik and Tim will be at home

She will be at home tomorrow.
He will be at home tomorrow.
It will be at home tomorrow.

B. The time signals of Future Continuous Tense
The time signals or adverbs of time used in Present Continuous Tense are:
 At this time tomorrow
 At the same time tomorrow
 At 7 o’clock tomorrow morning
 This evening
 Next week
 Tomorrow
 etc

C. The examples of Future Continuous Tense
1. You will be driving the car this evening.
2. He will be reading the the paper then.
3. She will not be taking her lesson in music in the morning.
4. Will you be travelling next week?
5. With whom will Mary be going to Labuan Bajo tomorrow?

STUDENTS WORKSHEET 1
A. Complete the sentences below by using Future Continuous Tense

1. This time next week Helen ……………….. (travel) to Bali with her friends.
2. My aunt …………………… (open) her reastaurant in town.
3. They ……………………….(swim) in the sea before the end of the month.
4. ……….. your grandmother ………………….. (have) an operation very soon?
5. Khaila …………………….. (interview) the candidates for the post.
6. I know you won’t be asleep at 12.00. You ………………… (play) computer

games.
7. Next Saturdaynight, Daniah ………………………… (have) dinner with some

friends.
8. Jerome ……………….. (live) in Japan happily with his friends.
9. My mom …………………….(not, decorate) our new flat.
10. The tennis player ………………………… (compete) for the World Cup.

B. Arrange the words to be good sentences!
1. answering – survey – you – Will – my – all – questions – the – be - for?
2. be – cutting – the – in – Will – trees – old – the – gardener – week – a.
3. teacher – correcting – Your – be – now – exams- right – the – will -
final.
4. At – morning – My - be– tomorrow – clock – ringing – alarm – will –
05.00.
5. The – talk – the – with – on – talking – be – on – woman – friend – will
her – phone.

STUDENT WORKSHEET 2

Name each person, then use the phrases in the box to describe what each
person will be doing. Use Future Continuous Tense.

water the flower taste a carrot

plant some flowers feed the chicken

build a shelf pick some strawberries

dig a bone mow the grass

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My journal

I have just learned to
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The activities I like most were
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The activities I found most difficult wee
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What I need to do better is/ are
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