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Present Continuous

Posted on February 20, 2019July 20, 2022 By The Lingwist

1. FORMS

AffirmativeNegative ( not)Interrogative( Question)
Rule: Subject+ am/is/are+ verb+ing…RuleSubject+ am/is/are+not+ verb+ing…Rule Am/is/are+ Subject+ verb+ing?
I am revising my lessons You are working
He is playing
She is listening to pop music
It is moving the tail
We are hitchhiking
You are thinking
They are defending human rights
I am not revising my lessons
You are not (aren’t) working
He is not (isn’t) playing
She is not (isn’t) listening to pop music
It is not (isn’t) moving the tail
we are not (aren’t) hitchhiking
you are not (aren’t) are not thinking
They are not (aren’t) defending human rights
Am I revising my lessons?
Are You working?
Is he playing?
Is she listening to music?
Is it moving the tail?
Are we hitchhiking?
Are you thinking about it?
Are they defending human rights?

2. USES

A. Actions that are happening now at the moment of speaking

       Ex – My students are taking the exam right now and cannot go out .

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            – It is raining heavily at this moment

B. Longer actions or any temporary situation, no matter how long or short it is.

    Ex:      – I am reading a nice novel. (this has also the meaning that I am not reading the novel at the moment of speaking, but it is a part of long action)

               – He is writing articles on various topics

               – He’s studying a new language at the moment.

C. Temporary situations or habits

     Ex: – He is staying up late these days.

            – She is going to bed late these days.

D. Near Future plans or arrangements

Present continuous is used when mentioning something that will take place in the future, or something that is already discussed or planned ahead.

      Ex: When I get home, the children are doing their homework.

E. Annoying habits with ” always/ constantly/Forever”

     Ex: – My little brother is always wearing my shirt (compare it with my: my brother always wears my shirts)

N.B: Stative Verbs

With stative verbs, We do not normally use the continuous. Stative verbs include:

Verbs of feeling/ emotionsverbs of sensesPossessionsMental State
love- need- dislike hate- adore- prefer- care-Hear- look- smell- sound- see- taste- touch- feelown- include- involve- possess- have- containknow- believe- doubt- think- suppose- recognize- forget- remember-deny- promise- disagree- satisfy

3.KEYWORDS

– Now

-Currently

– At this moment

– Listen!

– Watch out!

– Right now!

Grammar Tags:English, English Grammar, English Tenses, Grammar, Present Continuous, Present Progressive, Tenses

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