Present Continuous Tense

”What are you doing now?”

 I am studying English now.

            The  above sentences are the example of continuous tense. Well...  Talk about an activity that we do at the moment; we must use the Simple Present Continuous Tense.  Simple Continuous Tense has same meaning with Simple Present Progressive Tense. Another family tenses; Present Continuous, Past Continuous, and Future Continuous. (Present Progressive, Past Progressive, and Future Progressive.)

Definition

Present Continuous Tense is a sentence that an action is in progress in that particular time.  The tenses say that an action is begin before or still in progress, and it will continue after that time.

Function

1.      To describe an action in progress at the moment.

2.      To describe actions which are happening aroun now, even though it is not spoken.

            Time Signals

1.      Now

2.      At this moment

3.      At present

            Form: To  be + V-ing (present participle)

To know, Simple Present Continuous clearly, look the patterns below!

(+)	Subject  + To be + Verb-ing
( - )	Subject + Tobe + not + Verb ing
( ? )	Tobe + Subject + Verb-ing?

To be               : Am, are, is

Subject            :

1.      I

2.      You

3.      We

4.      They

5.      He

6.      She

7.      It

Pronoun	To be	Example
I (singular)	Am	I am eating now.
You (singular)	Are	They are studying English at the moment.
We
They
He	Is	She is cooking in the Kitchen.
She
It
Jhon		John is singing.
You (Plural)	Are	You are working at present.
Gabs and John (Plural)

Example :

·         Positive           : I’m writing a descriptive text now.

Negative          : I’m not writing a descriptive text now.

Interrogative   : Am I writing a descriptive text now?

                                    The answer of interrogative form is yes/no.

                                    Yes, I am.

                                    No,  I am not.

Note on –ing ending

1.      Verb ending in vocal ‘e’, the ‘e’ must be omitted.

Example :

·                         take   –  taking

·                         Give   –  giving

·                         Write  –  writing

·                         Make  –  making

2.      Verb with one syllable, ending with one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is doubled.

Example :

·                      Dig      –          digging

·                      Sit        –          sitting

·                      Run     –          running

3.      Verb ending in ‘ie’, the ‘ie’ is changed into –y.

Example    :

·                      Die      –          dying

·                      Lie       –          lying

4.      Verb with no changes.

Example    :

·                      Cry                  –          crying

·                      Go                   –          going

·                      Show               –          showing

·                      Bloom             –          blooming

·                      Work               –          working

·                      Read                –          reading

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Fill the blanks, and change the positive, negative, or interrogative form!

Example          :

**   I ______________ (dance) with my brother now.

·          (+) I am dancing with my brother now.

·          ( -) I am not dancing with my brother now.

·         ( ? ) Am I dancing with my brother?

1.      He  ______________ (run)  for 5 km now.

 (+) He _____________________________.

 ( -) He _____________________________.

 ( ? ) _________________________________?

2.      She  ______________ (cry)  right now.

 (+) She  _____________________________.

 ( -) She _____________________________.

 ( ? ) _________________________________?

3.      They  ______________ (walk)  to their office at this time.

 (+) They _____________________________.

 ( -) They _____________________________.

 ( ? ) ________________________________?

4.      Clark  ______________ (sleep)  at the moment.

 (+) Clark _____________________________.

 ( -) Clark _____________________________.

 ( ? ) _________________________________?

5.      My mother and My father  ______________ (Work)  now.

 (+)My mother and My father    _____________________________.

 ( -) My mother and My father  _____________________________.

 ( ? ) __________________________________________________?

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