We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about things that are happening now, at this moment.
Example:
The boy is riding his bike now.
It is very easy to form: we need the present simple of the verb "to be" (is /are /am) + the action with -ing.
Positive Form:
| Positive | Positive Short Form |
| I am sleeping | I'm sleeping |
| you are sleeping | you're sleeping |
| he is sleeping | he's sleeping |
| she is sleeping | she's sleeping |
| it is sleeping | it's sleeping |
| we are sleeping | we're sleeping |
| they are sleeping | they're sleeping |
Negative Form:
| Negative | Negative Short Form |
| I am not sleeping | I'm not sleeping |
| you are not playing | you aren't playing |
| he is not reading | he isn't reading |
| she is not working | she isn't working |
| it is not raining | it isn't raining |
| we are not cooking | we aren't cooking |
| they are not listening | they aren't listening |
| Yes / No Questions: |
| am I eating chocolate ? |
| are you studying now ? |
| is he working ? |
| is she doing her homework ? |
| is it raining ? |
| are we meeting at six ? |
| are they coming ? |
| Wh- questions: |
| Why am I eating chocolate ? |
| What are you studying now ? |
| When is he working ? |
| What is she doing ? |
| Why is it raining ? |
| Who are we meeting ? |
| How are they travelling ? |
Spelling of the -ing form: Pay attention!
* Most verbs only add -ing:
- eat - eating
- speak - speaking
- cook - cooking
- start - starting
- do - doing
- stay - staying
- fix - fixing
- try - trying
* Verbs ending in -e: drop the -e and add -ing
- hope - hoping
- ride - riding
- make - making
- write - writing
- celebrate - celebrating
- dictate - dictating
* Verbs ending in -ee: just add -ing
- agree - agreeing
- flee - fleeing
- see - seeing
- free - freeing
- spree - spreeing
* Verbs ending in -ie: change -ie to -y and add -ing
- die - dying
- tie - tying
- lie -lying
- vie - vying
* Verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant: one syllable verbs double the consonant and add -ing
- jog - jogging
- sit - sitting
- run - running
- stop - stopping
- shop - shopping
- rob - robbing
And now...
Click on each exercise and practise Present Continuous Tense!
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