Jobs: the present continuous tense with Mark Kulek ESL

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]Hi, this is Mark. This is English conversation practice.

[00:00:05]Here we go. Let's Let's make sentences.

[00:00:07]And like I always say, you get all the worksheets on my Patreon. Support me there so I can support you here. Write sentences using the present continuous tense to describe what is happening.

[00:00:21]Use the correct subject and verb. Right?

[00:00:24]So, the present continuous, subject for example, he, she, and then um the be verb, am, is, are, plus the verb ing.

[00:00:34]So, we have the actions.

[00:00:37]And then we have to describe the actions.

[00:00:41]So, for example, number one, serve food to customers. That's the action. Serve food to customers. That's the action.

[00:00:53]And we have example sentence.

[00:00:55]The waiter is serving food to the customers. The waiter is serving food to the customers. Example sentences.

[00:01:04]The waiter is serving food to the customers. Right? So, our subject is the waiter. Is is the verb. Serving is the present um continuous verb. Right? So, is is the be verb. Serving is verb ing.

[00:01:22]Two, she is typing an email to her boss.

[00:01:26]She is typing an email to her boss.

[00:01:29]They are holding a meeting in the conference room. They are holding a meeting in the conference room. The nurse is checking patient records. The nurse is checking patient records.

[00:01:44]The IT technician is repairing a computer. The IT technician is repairing a computer.

[00:01:52]The factory worker is operating the machinery. The factory worker is operating the machinery.

[00:02:04]The teacher is teaching a math class.

[00:02:08]The receptionist is answering phone calls.

[00:02:12]The workers are loading boxes into the truck. So, we have our subject, the nurse, the IT technician, the factory worker, the teacher, the receptionist, the workers. Okay, those are our subjects. And then our be verbs is is is is is are, and then the verb plus ing.

[00:02:33]Checking, repairing, operating, teaching, answering, loading. Okay, so those are example sentences. Okay, and here is the actions.

[00:02:48]Serve food to customers.

[00:02:51]Type an email.

[00:02:53]Hold a meeting.

[00:02:56]Check patient records.

[00:03:01]Repair a computer.

[00:03:03]Operate machinery.

[00:03:06]Teach a class.

[00:03:08]Answer phone calls. Load boxes into a truck.

[00:03:15]Okay, so these are jobs.

[00:03:18]And you are going to make sentences describing the actions using the present continuous, the ing verbs.

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