PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

The use of the present continuous tense •The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of speaking. Example:

•Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath) •What are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don't you know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning English.

•The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished yet, even if we can’t see it now. Example:

•I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet

THERE ARE MORE USES, BUT WE’LL SEE THEM SOME OTHER TIME.

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

IYOUHE

SHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

AMARE

ISISIS

AREAREARE

PLAYINGDRIVINGJUMPINGREADINGEATING

STUDYINGDOING

SINGING

GOLF.YOUR DAD’S CAR.ON THE SOFA.A MAGAZINE.A MOUSE.FOR THE TEST.YOUR HOMEWORK.CARROLS.

AFFIRM.

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

IYOUHE

SHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

AMARE

ISISIS

AREAREARE

PLAYINGDRIVINGJUMPINGREADINGEATING

STUDYINGDOING

SINGING

GOLF.YOUR DAD’S CAR.ON THE SOFA.A MAGAZINE.A MOUSE.FOR THE TEST.YOUR HOMEWORK.CARROLS.

NEG.

NOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOT

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (PRESENT) + BASE FORM (MAIN VERB)+ING

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

IYOUHE

SHEIT

WEYOUTHEY

AMARE

ISISIS

AREAREARE

PLAYINGDRIVINGJUMPINGREADINGEATING

STUDYINGDOING

SINGING

GOLF.YOUR DAD’S CAR.ON THE SOFA.A MAGAZINE.A MOUSE.FOR THE TEST.YOUR HOMEWORK.CARROLS.

SHORT ANSWERS

YES,

YES,

YES,

YES,

YES,

YES,

YES,

YES,

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

AM

ARE

IS

IS

IS

ARE

ARE

ARE

NO,

NO,

NO,

NO,

NO,

NO,

NO,

NO,

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

’M NOT

AREN’T

ISN’T

ISN’T

ISN’T

AREN’T

AREN’T

AREN’T

TIME EXPRESSIONS

NOW

RIGHT NOW

AT THE MOMENT

TODAY

THIS WEEK

THESE DAYS

REMEMBER

USUALLY AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE

IF NOT, AT THE BEGINNING

VERBS THAT ARE NOT NORMALLY USED IN CONTINUOUS FORMS

Senses / Perceptionfeel*, hear, see*, smell, taste Opinion

believe, suppose, think*

Mental states

forget, imagine, know, mean, notice, recognise, remember, understand

Emotions / desires

dislike, hate, hope, like, love, mind, prefer, want

Measurementcontain, cost, hold, measure, weigh Others

be (in most cases), have (when it means to possess)*, own

SPELLING RULES FOR ADDING -ING

ONE SYLLABLE VERBS ENDING IN 1 VOWEL + 1 CONSONANTDOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANTRUN RUNNING SWIM SWIMMING CUT CUTTING

VERBS ENDING IN SILENT E, DROP THIS LAST ELOVE LOVING MAKE MAKING HAVE HAVING

IF THE VERB HAS 2 SYLLABLES AND THE STRESS IS IN THE LAST ONE, DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT TOOBEGIN BEGINNING

VERBS ENDING IN L, DOUBLE THE LTRAVEL TRAVELLING CANCEL CANCELLING

VERBS ENDING IN IE, CHANGE IT TO YDIE DYING LIE LYING