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Understanding Present Continuous Tense

The document explains the present continuous tense, including its usage for actions happening now, temporary situations, future arrangements, and repeated actions. It provides the formula for forming the tense, which is subject + is/am/are + verb(-ing), along with examples. Additionally, it highlights the difference between contracted and uncontracted forms of the verb 'to be'.

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Understanding Present Continuous Tense

The document explains the present continuous tense, including its usage for actions happening now, temporary situations, future arrangements, and repeated actions. It provides the formula for forming the tense, which is subject + is/am/are + verb(-ing), along with examples. Additionally, it highlights the difference between contracted and uncontracted forms of the verb 'to be'.

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Present Continuous Tense

 When to use present continuous


 How form a present continuous
 Present continuous for other purposes

He is reading.
Tenses
Continuous
Present Simple
Perfect
Perfect continuous

Continuous
past Simple
Perfect
Perfect continuous

Continuous
future Simple
Perfect
Perfect continuous
 When to use present continuous ?
 Present continuous is used to talk about something that we are
doing now

 So what will be the form of the present continuous?

 S + is /am /are + v(-ing).

I am teaching.

 Contracted form: uncontracted form:


I’m I am
He’s spoken language He is written language
She’ s She is
Present continuous
formulas

Question Negative Positive

? not .
S + am /is /are + v(-ing).
I am
She/he/it /is
we
they
are
are
+ v(-ing).
you are
He is reading.

They are playing football.

She is running.

He is painting.
Use 2: Temporary Situations

Temporary Residence Temporary Assignment Temporary Period


"She is living in London for a year "He is working on a new AI project "Many students are studying late
for her studies." this month." for their final exams."
Use 3: Future Arrangements

you can use it to talk about an event in the future that’


already planned

• I am flying to Paris next month.


• They are getting married next week.
Use 3: Repeated action (especially annoying habits,
often with “always”).

• He is always his socks on the floor!


• You are always interrupting me.

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