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Present Continuous
This document discusses the present continuous tense in English and how it is used to describe actions that are happening now or ongoing. It provides examples of affirmative, negative and question forms of the present continuous using the verbs "be" and a main verb with "-ing". Examples are given for singular and plural subjects. Exceptions to adding "-ing" to some verbs are also mentioned.
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Present Continuous
- 2. We use thepresent continuous to talk about actions happening now, at the moment. Alice is riding her bike. Alice is riding her bike.
- 3. Subject+verb be+ v(ing)+complement Markand his brother are playing football. Mark and his brother are playing football.
- 4. AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVENEGATIVE I am(’m) reading cooking dancing singing I am not (’m not) reading cooking dancing singing You are (’re) You are not (aren’t) He She It is (’s) He She It is not (isn’t) We You They are (’re) We You They are not (aren’t)
- 5. YES/NOYES/NO QUESTIONSQUESTIONS Am I painting? eating? swimming ? walking? Yes, I am. No, I amnot. (’m not) Are you you are you are not. (aren’t) Is he she it he she it is. he she it is not. (isn’t) Are we you they we you they are. we you they are not. (aren’t)
- 6. WH(INFORMATION) QUESTIONS Wh QWhQ WhatWhat Wh QWh Q WhatWhat Structure: Verb(-ing) doing? Verb(-ing) doing? ComplementComplementComplementComplementVerb beVerb be amam Verb beVerb be amam SubjectSubject II SubjectSubject II WhereWhereWhereWhere areareareare youyouyouyou livinglivinglivingliving now?now?now?now? WhoWhoWhoWho isisisis hehehehe talkingtalkingtalkingtalking to?to?to?to? WhenWhenWhenWhen isisisis sheshesheshe coming?coming?coming?coming? WhyWhyWhyWhy areareareare theytheytheythey drivingdrivingdrivingdriving fast?fast?fast?fast?
- 8. • Most verbs,add -ing listen-listening, play-playing • Verbs ending in -e, take off the e and add -ing: take-taking, make-making • Verbs ending in CVC, double the final C and add ing: run-running, hop-hopping Exceptions: Some verbs ending in r, w, x, or y are exceptions to the doubling rule: tear-tearing, blow-blowing, box-boxing, cry-crying • Verbs ending in ‘ie’, take off the e and change the i to a y: die-dying, lie-lying
- 9. Choose the correctverb and build sentences in the Present Continuous.
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