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    The Present Continuous Tense

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    The present continuous tense is used to describe activities that are happening now, around now, or in the near future. It is formed by using the present tense of the verb "to be" along with the "-ing" form of the main verb. Questions are formed by moving the verb "to be" to the beginning of the sentence. Negatives are formed by adding "not" after the verb "to be".

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    The present continuous tense is used to describe activities that are happening now, around now, or in the near future. It is formed by using the present tense of the verb "to be" along with the "-ing" form of the main verb. Questions are formed by moving the verb "to be" to the beginning of the sentence. Negatives are formed by adding "not" after the verb "to be".

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    The present continuous tense is used to describe activities that are happening now, around now, or in the near future. It is formed by using the present tense of the verb "to be" along with the "-ing" form of the main verb. Questions are formed by moving the verb "to be" to the beginning of the sentence. Negatives are formed by adding "not" after the verb "to be".

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    The Present Continuous Tense

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    The Present Continuous Tense - When to use

    1. We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.

    Examples
    The kids are watching TV.
    I am sitting down, because I am tired.
    I am not learning German, because this is an English class.
    Who are you writing to?

    2. We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities
    happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.

    Examples
    Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.
    I am reading a really interesting book now.
    How are you brushing up on your English for the trip?
    We aren't working hard these days.

    3. The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening
    in the near future, especially for planned future events.

    Examples
    I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
    Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow.
    Are you doing anything tonight?
    We aren't going on holiday next week.

    Present Continuous - Practice

    What uses of the Present Continuous Tense do these sentences have?

    1. I am playing football tonight.


    2. I can't play with you now. I am finishing my homework.
    3. Where are you studying?
    4. What are you doing these days? Working?
    5. Sally is taking a bath.
    6. What are you doing at the weekend?
    7. Peter and Mary are going out. They met at Adam's party last week.

    Forming the Present Continuous Tense

    Introduction
    The present continuous tense (also called the present progressive tense) is
    commonly used in English for actions happening right now, or in the future.
    This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.

    Forming the present continuous tense


    This tense is formed using two components: the verb BE (in the present
    tense), and the -ING form of a verb. Here are the rules, using the example
    verb "sing":

    Subject BE -ING FORM


    I am singing

    You are singing

    He is singing

    She is singing

    It is singing

    We are singing

    They are singing

    How to make the -ING form


    With many verbs, the you can simply add -ING to the end of the verb.
    However, with some verbs, you need to change the ending a little. Here are
    the rules:
    Verb ending How to make the
    Examples
    in... -ING form
    swim -
    1 vowel + 1 Double the consonant, swimming
    consonant then add -ING hit - hitting
    get - getting

    come - coming
    1 vowel + 1 Remove E, then add
    lose - losing
    consonant + E -ING
    live - living

    say - saying
    [anything else] Add -ING go - going
    walk - walking
    If you would like more information on this topic, try one of the pages below.
    When you are sure you understand clearly, you can click on "First exercise" to
    continue

    Introduction
    In the present continuous tense, negative forms are made using NOT, and and
    question forms are made by changing the word order of the sentence. This
    page explains the rules.
    Forming a negative
    Negatives in the simple present are formed by adding not or n't after the verb
    BE:

    Positive Negative Contracted


    sentence sentence negative
    I am eating. I am not eating. I'm not eating.

    You are not


    You are working. You aren't working.
    working.

    He is driving. He is not driving. He isn't driving.

    She is not
    She is teaching. She isn't teaching.
    teaching.

    It is raining. It is not raining. It isn't raining.

    We are not
    We are reading. We aren't reading.
    reading.

    They are not


    They are writing. They aren't writing.
    writing.

    Forming a question
    Yes/no questions are created by moving the verb BE to the beginning of the
    sentence. WH-questions are formed by moving the verb BE, and then adding
    the WH- word. Here are the rules:

    Yes/no
    Statement Wh- question
    question
    I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating?

    You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying?

    He is going. Is he going? Where is he going?

    She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving?

    It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping?

    When are we
    We are leaving. Are we leaving?

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