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Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the - Mark's ESL World

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<strong>Conversation</strong> <strong>Questions</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Learn<strong>in</strong>g of English<br />

Arranged accord<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> tense, <strong>to</strong>pic, <strong>and</strong> levels of difficulty<br />

By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s <strong>ESL</strong> <strong>World</strong> ~ http://www.marksesl.com<br />

250. What do you th<strong>in</strong>k you wife / husb<strong>and</strong> / girlfriend / boyfriend is do<strong>in</strong>g right<br />

now?<br />

251. What do you th<strong>in</strong>k your favorite movie star is do<strong>in</strong>g right now?<br />

252. What do you th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>the</strong> president of <strong>the</strong> United States is do<strong>in</strong>g right now?<br />

253. What do you th<strong>in</strong>k Britney Spears is do<strong>in</strong>g right now?<br />

Past Cont<strong>in</strong>uous Tense<br />

254. What were you do<strong>in</strong>g five m<strong>in</strong>utes ago?<br />

“As you know, I was study<strong>in</strong>g English with you.”<br />

255. What were you do<strong>in</strong>g an hour ago, <strong>in</strong> detail?<br />

256. What do you th<strong>in</strong>k your classmate was do<strong>in</strong>g one hour ago?<br />

Future Cont<strong>in</strong>uous Tense<br />

257. What would you like <strong>to</strong> be do<strong>in</strong>g 5 years from now?<br />

258. What are you go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> be do<strong>in</strong>g at around five this even<strong>in</strong>g?<br />

259. What will you be do<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong>morrow between 7 <strong>and</strong> 8 p.m.? 40<br />

“I’m go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> be watch<strong>in</strong>g television.”<br />

Present Cont<strong>in</strong>uous Tense Used for Future<br />

260. Make up similar sentences like <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g: “I am see<strong>in</strong>g my dentist on<br />

Wednesday.” “Bill is com<strong>in</strong>g for d<strong>in</strong>ner <strong>to</strong>morrow.” “Are you do<strong>in</strong>g<br />

anyth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong>night?” “We aren't go<strong>in</strong>g on vacation next week.”<br />

40 Future cont<strong>in</strong>uous requires go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> + be + verb + <strong>in</strong>g: ―I am go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> be exercis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong>morrow at 8<br />

o’clock..

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