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The Present Continuous Tense

The document discusses the present continuous tense in English, noting that it is used to describe actions that are happening or temporary situations around the present time. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to form the present continuous in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using the verb "to be" plus the present participle verb form ending in "-ing". Exceptions for some linking verbs and state of being verbs are also mentioned.

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The Present Continuous Tense

The document discusses the present continuous tense in English, noting that it is used to describe actions that are happening or temporary situations around the present time. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to form the present continuous in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using the verb "to be" plus the present participle verb form ending in "-ing". Exceptions for some linking verbs and state of being verbs are also mentioned.

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THE PRESENT

CONTINUOUS TENSE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

DEFINITION:
We use the present continuous when often the
action is happening at the time of speaking.

 Please be quiet. I´m working.


 Let´s go out now. It isn´t raining any more.
 I´m tired. I´m going to bed now. Good night!
 ´´Where´s Margaret?´´ ´´She´s having a bath.
´´
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

But the action is not necessarily happening at the


time of speaking. We use the present continuous
when we talk about things happening in a period
around now (for example, today / this week /
this evening etc.):
 ´´You´re working hard today.´´
 ´´Is Susan working this week?´´ ´´No, she´s on holiday.´´

We use the present continuous when we talk about changes


happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of
speaking, things are temporary:
 The population of the world is rising very fast.
 Is your English getting better?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE

We make the Present Continuous with:


Subject + be +(not) + verb + ing
gerund

POSITIVE
I´m working at the moment.
You/We/They´re looking for a job.
He/She/It´s waiting for you.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE

NEGATIVE
I´m not driving very fast.
You/We/They aren´t watching TV.
He/She/It isn´t working now.

The children aren´t playing in the garden


now.
You can turn the television off. I´m not
watching it.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
INTERROGATIVE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
INTERROGATIVE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
INTERROGATIVE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

QUESTION AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB


WORD
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
WHERE AM I GOING?

WHY IS SHE WATCHING


TV?
Rules for spelling the gerund
(verb+ing)
SPELLING RULES:
1. Verbs that end in –e drop it: -e eing
Make making write writing
Come coming dance dancing

2. Verbs that end in –ie change it: -ie ying


Die dying tie tying
Lie lying
3. Verbs that end in a vowel + a consonant double
this consonant: p pp
Stop stopping sit sitting
Swim swimming run running
Exercises:
Exercises:
Exercises:
Exercises:
Exercises:
Exercises:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use continuous tenses only for actions


and happenings. Some verbs are not action
verbs, but they describe states (the
physical/mental condition of sb.)
The following verbs are not normally used in
continuous tenses, but in simple tenses:
Like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, know,
realise, suppose, mean, understand, believe,
remember, belong, contain, consist, depend,
seem
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Examples:

 I´m hungry. I want something to eat. (not


´I´m wanting´)
 Do you understand what I mean?
 Ann doesn´t seem very happy at the
moment.

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