The document discusses how to form and use the present continuous tense in English grammar. It explains that the present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the "-ing" form of the main verb and the present form of "to be". It then provides examples of how to form statements, questions, and negatives in the present continuous tense. Finally, it discusses some common uses of the present continuous tense, including to describe ongoing or repeated actions, future plans, and temporary situations.

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2. How to Form the Present
Continuous Tense
 The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the
present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous
tense of the verb to be: am, is, are.
One simple example of this tense is: He is swimming. "He" is the subject,
"is" is the present tense of the verb to be and "swimming" is the present
participle verb form. Some other forms of this verb tense are:
 I am singing at church today.
 The boys are playing ball after school.
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3. Present Continuous Forms
 The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present
participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject
and am/is/are. Negatives are made with not.
 Statement: You are watching TV.
 Question: Are you watching TV?
 Negative: You are not watching TV.
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4. The Importance of Present
Continuous Tense
 As you can see the present
continuous tense is most often used
in English grammar to describe a
continuing action, something that in
unfinished. This tense is also
important since it is a simple
sentence structure that can show
actions or events that are happening
right now, in the planned future, or
sometimes even in the past.
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5. More Uses of Present Continuous
Tense
 In addition to the above, the present continuous tense can be used to
describe actions that are being repeated. Words like always,
constantly and forever are used along with the verb. Examples of this
use include:
 Jack and Jill are always fighting.
 She is constantly complaining about her sister.
 Her mother is forever misplacing her keys.
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6. Future plans or arrangements:
 Mary is going to a new school next term.
What are you doing next week?
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7. Present continuous negatives
 We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are:
 I'm not doing that.
You aren't listening. (or You're not listening.)
They aren't coming to the party. (or They're not coming to the party.)
She isn't going home until Monday. (or She's not going home until
Monday.)
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8. Present continuous questions
 We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject:
 Are you listening?
Are they coming to your party?
When is she going home?
What am I doing here?
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9. Stative verbs
 We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. Stative verbs include:
 We normally use the simple instead:
 I understand you. (NOT I am understanding you.)
This cake tastes wonderful. (NOT This cake is tasting wonderful.)
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10. Use present continuous Tense
 We also use the present continuous to talk about:
 something which is happening before and after a
specific time:
 At eight o'clock we are usually having breakfast.
When I get home the children are doing their
homework.
 something which we think is temporary:
 Michael is at university. He's studying history.
I'm working in London for the next two weeks.
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