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Understanding Present Continuous Tense

The document explains the formation and usage of the Present Continuous tense, which is structured as Subject + to be + verb + -ing. It provides examples of positive and negative forms, irregular spelling changes, and common questions related to the tense. The Present Continuous is used to describe actions in progress at the moment of speaking or around the current time.

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Understanding Present Continuous Tense

The document explains the formation and usage of the Present Continuous tense, which is structured as Subject + to be + verb + -ing. It provides examples of positive and negative forms, irregular spelling changes, and common questions related to the tense. The Present Continuous is used to describe actions in progress at the moment of speaking or around the current time.

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Present Continuous

1. We form the present continuous like this:

Subject + to be + verb + -ing


I am eating.

Here are the forms of the Present Continuous:

POSITIVE
FULL FORM SHORT FORM
I am eating. I’m eating.
You are listening. You’re listening.
He/She is reading. He/She’s reading.
It is working. It’s working.
We are studying. We’re studying.
They are playing. They’re playing.
NEGATIVE
FULL FORM SHORT FORM
I am not eating. I’m not eating.
You are not listening. You aren’t listening.
He/She is not reading. He/She isn’t reading.
It is not working. It isn’t working.
We are not studying. We aren’t studying.
They are not playing. They aren’t playing.

2. Notice these irregular spelling:

DOUBLE THE LAST LETTER DROP THE –e

Win  Winning
Write  Writing
Shop  Shopping
Swim  Swimming Make  Making
Sit  Sitting Dance  Dancing
Get  Getting Shine  Shining
Travel  Travelling
3. We use the Present Continuous:

 To talk about actions and situations in


progress now.

 To talk about actions and situations in


progress around now, but not exactly at the
moment we speak.
4. We form Present Continuous questions like
this:
Here are common present continuous questions.
They all mean “How are you “:
 How’s it going?
 How are you doing?
 How are you getting on?

THANK YOU

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