TENSES (2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE TENSE )

Definition of Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense narrates an action which is being continued or going to be continued in the near future. It uses am/is/are and “ing” is added with the verb. 

The Structures of Present Continuous/Progressive Tense 

POSITIVE FORM (+):  

§  Subject + BE ( am / is / are ) + Verb-ING 

NEGATIVE FORM (-):

§  Subject + BE ( am / is / are ) + NOT + Verb-ING 

QUESTION FORM (?):

§  BE ( am / is / are ) + Subject + Verb-ING 

SHORT ANSWER FORM ( + / – ) :

§  YES / NO + Subject + BE / BE NOT 

 

POSITIVE (+)NEGATIVE (-)QUESTION (?)
I am startingI am not (I’m not) startingAm I starting
You are startingYou are not (aren’t) startingAre you starting
He is startingHe is not (isn’t) startingIs he starting
She is startingShe is not (isn’t) startingIs she starting
It is startingIt is not (isn’t) startingIs it starting
We are startingWe are not (aren’t) startingAre we starting
You are startingYou are not (aren’t) startingAre you starting
They are startingThey are not (aren’t) startingAre they starting

Positive Sentences (Sbj + BE + Ving)

Examples:

§  She is listening the music now.

§  We are learning English at this moment.

§  My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen now.

§  The gardener is working in the garden at this time.

§  At present, children are doing a lot of things that can not be done before.

§  She is having breakfast at the moment.

§  Look! A car is coming.


Negative Sentences (Sbj + BE NOT + Ving)

Examples:

§  She is not (isn’t) listening the music now.

§  We are not (aren’t) learning English at this moment.

§  My mother is not (isn’t) cooking dinner in the kitchen now.

§  The gardener is not (isn’t) working in the garden at this time.

§  Children are not (aren’t) happily playing.

§  I am not (I’m not) having breakfast at the moment.

§  That car is  not (isn’t) coming here. 


Question Sentences (BE + Sbj + Ving)

Examples:

§  Is she listening the music now?

§  Are they learning English at this moment?

§  Is your mother cooking dinner in the kitchen now?

§  Is the gardener working in the garden at this time?

§  Are children happily playing?

§  Am I having breakfast at the moment?

§  Is that car coming here?

 


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