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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Learn how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the Present Continuous Tense. Study spelling rules and practice exercises for a better understanding.

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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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  1. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

  2. Affirmative formsubject + am/is/are + verb + ingI am sleepingyou are sleepinghe/she/it is sleepingwe are sleeping you are sleepingthey are sleeping

  3. Negative formsubject + am/is/are not + verb + ingI am not sleepingyou are not sleepinghe/she/it is not sleepingwe are not sleeping you are not sleepingthey are not sleeping

  4. Interrogative formam/is/are + subject + verb + ing Am I sleeping? Are you sleeping? Is he/she/it sleeping? Are we sleeping? Are you sleeping? Are they sleeping?

  5. We use the Present Continuous Tensefor actions happening at the moment of speaking.

  6. examples

  7. He is dancing at the moment

  8. They are drinking water now.

  9. He is running now.

  10. Spelling Rules

  11. Cut Put Get Run Cutting Putting Getting Running After a vowel + a consonantdouble the consonant(for one syllable verbs only)

  12. Note: Don’t double w,x,y.e.g. fix - fixinglay - layingsnow - snowing

  13. Drive Smile Write Come Take Make Driving Smiling Writing Coming Taking Making After a consonant + -e,drop –e and add -ing

  14. ExceptionIf a verb ends in –ee the final –e is not droppedsee + ing seeingagree + ing agreeing

  15. Die Lie Tie Dying Lying Tying If the word ends in -ie we change -ie to -y and add –ing.

  16. Read Work Go Dream Sleep Do Watch Reading Working Going Dreaming Sleeping Doing watching Add –ing to the other verbs

  17. Examples

  18. He is carrying a big fish.

  19. He is getting angry.

  20. He is riding a horse at the moment

  21. What is he doing now?

  22. He is trying to lift the dumbbell

  23. It is raining cats and dogs.

  24. Exercises

  25. Complete the sentences using the present continuous tense of the verbs in parentheses • What ….you……(do) these days? • My father …… (sleep) at the moment • ………he ……… (do) his homework? • The children ………(play) in the park. • No, she ……..(not/write) a letter.

  26. I ………..(come) right now! • ……..you ……(listen) to me? • How …….it……..(go)? • Why …….they ……..(wait) for? • Who …….. (run) over there? • He ………..(not/yell) in the classroom. • ……they……..(yell) in the classroom?

  27. THE END

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