THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

THE PRESENT THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE CONTINUOUS TENSE

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DEFINITION:DEFINITION: We use the present continuous when often We use the present continuous when often the action is happening at the time of the action is happening at the time of speaking. speaking.

Please be quiet. I´Please be quiet. I´mm working.working. Let´s go out now. It Let´s go out now. It isn´tisn´t rainingraining any more. any more. I´m tired. I´I´m tired. I´mm goinggoing to bed now. Good night! to bed now. Good night! ´´Where´s Margaret?´´ ´´She´´´Where´s Margaret?´´ ´´She´ss havinghaving a bath. a bath.´´ ´´

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But the action is not necessarily happening at theBut the action is not necessarily happening at thetime of speaking. We use the present continuoustime of speaking. We use the present continuouswhen we talk about things happening in a periodwhen we talk about things happening in a periodaround now (for example, around now (for example, today / this week /today / this week /this evening this evening etc.):etc.): ´´You´´´You´rere workingworking hard today.´´ hard today.´´ ´´´´IsIs Susan Susan workingworking this week?´´ ´´No, she´s on this week?´´ ´´No, she´s on

holiday.´´holiday.´´

We use the present continuous when we talk about We use the present continuous when we talk about changeschanges

happening around now, but maybe not at the moment ofhappening around now, but maybe not at the moment ofspeaking, things are speaking, things are temporarytemporary: : The population of the world The population of the world is risingis rising very fast. very fast. IsIs your English your English getting getting better?better?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE

We make the Present Continuous with:We make the Present Continuous with:Subject + be +(not) + verb + ingSubject + be +(not) + verb + ing gerundgerund

POSITIVEPOSITIVEI´I´mm workingworking at the moment. at the moment.You/We/They´You/We/They´re lookingre looking for a job. for a job.He/She/It´He/She/It´ss waitingwaiting for you. for you.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE

NEGATIVENEGATIVEI´I´mm not drivingnot driving very fast. very fast.You/We/They You/We/They aren´t watching aren´t watching TVTV..He/She/It iHe/She/It isn´tsn´t working working now.now.

The children The children aren´t playingaren´t playing in the in the gardengarden

now.now.You can turn the television off. I´You can turn the television off. I´mm notnotwatchingwatching it. it.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVEPRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

QUESTION QUESTION WORDWORD

AUXILIARYAUXILIARY SUBJECTSUBJECT VERBVERB

PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS WHEREWHERE AMAM II GOING?GOING?

WHYWHY ISIS SHESHE WATCHING WATCHING TV?TV?

Rules for spelling the gerund (verb+ing)Rules for spelling the gerund (verb+ing)

SPELLING RULES:SPELLING RULES:1. Verbs that end in –e drop it: 1. Verbs that end in –e drop it: -e eing-e eing MakeMake making making write write

writingwritingCome coming dance dancingCome coming dance dancing

2. Verbs that end in –ie change it: 2. Verbs that end in –ie change it: -ie ying-ie yingDie dying tie Die dying tie

tyingtyingLie lyingLie lying3. Verbs that end in 3. Verbs that end in a vowel +a vowel + a consonant a consonant doubledoublethis consonant: p ppthis consonant: p ppStop stopping sit Stop stopping sit

sittingsittingSwim swimming run runningSwim swimming run running

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We use continuous tenses only for actionsWe use continuous tenses only for actionsand happenings. Some verbs are and happenings. Some verbs are not not actionactionverbs, but they describe verbs, but they describe states (thestates (thephysical/mental condition of sb.)physical/mental condition of sb.) The following verbs are not normally used inThe following verbs are not normally used incontinuous tenses, continuous tenses, but in simple tensesbut in simple tenses::Like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, know,Like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, know,realise, suppose, mean, understand, believe,realise, suppose, mean, understand, believe,remember, belong, contain, consist, depend,remember, belong, contain, consist, depend,seemseem

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Examples:Examples:

I´m hungry. I I´m hungry. I wantwant something something to eat. (to eat. (not not ´I´m wanting´)´I´m wanting´)

DoDo you you understandunderstand what I what I meanmean?? Ann Ann doesn´t seemdoesn´t seem very happy at very happy at the moment.the moment.