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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE


FORM
S +POSITIVE
BE + V-ING
I

am

YOU
WE

are

THEY

V-ing

HE
SHE
IT

is


- I'm having dinner.

- We are studying  English at the moment.

- It is raining heavily outside.

S+ BE+NOT+V-ING
NEGATIVE

I

am not

YOU
WE

are not

THEY

V-ing

HE
SHE
IT

is not


-

I’m not getting up until 9 o’clock.

-

The child is not sleeping at the present!

-

They are not playing football now.


BE+S+V-ING?
QUESTION
AM

I

ANSWER
YES/NO,

you
ARE

he
IS

am/am not.

you

we
they

I

YES/NO,

we

are/ are not.

they

V-ing ?
YES/NO,

he

she

she

it

it

is/ is not.


- Are you waiting for a taxi?

- Is Anna playing guitar ?

- Are they going out together?


USAGE
We use The Present Continuous to
talk about events happening
around the present time.


- The children are singing loudly.
- I’m writing a letter to my friend now.
- He is swimming.


We use The Present Continuous
after the suggestions,
imperative sentences.


- Look! The bus is coming.

- Sit down! The strange dog is running to you.

- Listen! Somebody is singing outside.


We use the Present Continuous tense to
talk about the future : for something
which has been arranged or planned.

- Mary is going  to a new school next term .

- He is coming tomorrow .

- I’m meeting her at 6 pm .


P
R
A
C
T
I
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1. My favorite team ___________ (win)!
is winning
2. Look! That man (call)_________________you.
3. John (open)_________________the
door now.
is calling
is opening
4. My parent ___________ (drive)
to work right now.
5. The class (agree)_________________with my opinion at the
moment.

are driving

is agreeing


6. The cat ___________
is (lie)
lyingin the yard.
are sitting
7. We ___________
(sit) in the classroom at the moment.
8. The tourists (visit)_________________the museum at 8a.m
tomorrow.
are visiting
9. Jane (love)_________________pizza
and fast-food.
10. I ___________ (hear) your voice so clearly.
loves

hear


NOTE: these verbs are not put in form V-ing

•

Senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch…
Example: He feels the cold.

•

Feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish…
Example: Jane loves pizza.

•

Brain work: believe, know, think, understand…
Example: I believe you.


Exceptions when adding -ing

• An e at the end of the word is removed (but: ee, oe and ye 
remain unchanged).

Example: come – coming

(but: agree – agreeing)


• If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant,
double the last letter: (vowels = a, e, i, o, u)

• stop

→ stopping

• run→

running

(but: open →opening)


If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y:
lie → lying
die→ dying


TIME EXPRESSION
•       at this moment
•       at the moment
•       at this time
•       today
•       now
•       right now
•       for the time being (now)
•       Listen!
•       Look!


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Please be quiet! My father is sleeping.
My sisters are listening to music at the moment.
They are working in the factory now.

Sam is not playing the piano right now.
Listen! They think the bell is ringing.
Tom is not learning English right now.