PRESENT CONTINUOUS

       l Forms:

Example: to work

Affirmative

I     am  working You   are  working   He  is     working She  is     working It   is      working   We   are  working You   are  working They  are  working

 

Negative
Full forms	Short forms
I  am not  working You  are not  working   He  is not  working She   is not  working It    is not  working   We  are not  working You  are not  working They  are not  working	I’m         working You  aren’t  working   He  isn’t    working She  isn’t    working It   isn’t    working   We  aren’t   working You   aren’t  working They  aren’t  working

 

interrogative

Am   I      working? Are   You    working?              He Is  → She →  working?             It               We Are → You →  working?             They

 

 

n If the verbs ends in «e» , we omit the «e» after adding «ing».

      e.g: To make  →  making

 

n With verbs ending in consonant we double the last letter.

      e.g: To get  → getting

      e.g: To put →  putting

 

        l uses :

n We use the present continuous with normal verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to say that something is not happening now.

 

    Example: -You are learning English now .

                         -They are not swimming at the moment .

                        -Are you sleeping?

 

n The present continuous can also be used to talk about longer actions in progress now .

      Example: -I'm studying to become a doctor .

                           -I'm reading a book by James Joyce .

 

n We use also the present continuous with expressions like: Look and listen .

        Example: -Look! Two policemen are chasing a thief .

                             -Listen! The baby is crying.

 

n Remember that there are verbs which can't be used in Progressive forms, they are called:

 

      Non-Progressive verb: 

 

n Describe State of being:  (feel-be)

n Express emotions and feelings: (like,love,adore,dislike,hate,detest)

n Describe mental status:(know, remember ,forget, believe, think, suppose ,understand, expect, assume,realize,see...)

n Show possession: (have,own,possess,belong,owe)

n Describe prescriptions and senses: (hear,see,taste,

       feel, notice,observe,seem,look,appear,sound)

n Describe needs and preferences: (need,want,prefer)

n Describe measurement: (weight, cost, contain)

 

       l Exercise:

1) I / study at the moment.

2) I / not / sleep.

3) you / play badminton tonight.

4) we / watch TV.

5) she / not / work in Spain.

6) he / not / wait for the bus.

7) they / read.

8) we / not / go to the cinema tonight.

9)  you / not / read the newspaper.

10) she / eat chocolate.

11)  I / not / live in Paris.

12) we / study French.

 

n ANSWER:

1) I'm studying at the moment.

2)  I'm not sleeping.

3)  You're playing badminton tonight. 

4) We're watching TV.

5) She isn't working in Spain.

6) He isn't waiting for the bus.

7) They're reading.

8) We aren't going to the cinema tonight.

9) You aren't reading the newspaper.

10) She's eating chocolate.

11) I'm not living in Paris.

12) We're studying French.