Present Continuous

Present Continuous

[am/is/are + present particple]

Examples:

• You are watching a TV.
• Are you watching TV?
• You are not watching TV.

1.  Now - 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 show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.

2. Longer Actions in Progress Now - In English "now" can mean : this second,today,this month,this year, this century and so on. Sometimes we used the Present Continuous  to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples:

• I am studying to become a doctor.
• I am not studying to become a dentist.
• I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
• I am not reading any books right now.

 3. Near Future - Sometimes speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not  happen in the near future.

Examples:

• David is going to New York next week.
• I am not going to the party tonight.

4. Repetition and Irritation with "Always" - The Present Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" express the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens.Notice that the meaning is like Simple Present but with negative emotion.Remember to put the words " always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing".

Examples:

• She is always coming to class late.
• He is constantly talking.I wish he would shut up.

Remember Non-Continuous Verbs/Mixed Verbs - It is impotant to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses.Also,certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses.Instead of using Present continuous with this verbs,you must use Simple Present.

Examples:

• She is loving this chocolate ice cream. NOT CORRECT
• She loves this chocolate ice cream.  CORRECT

Adverb Placement
          
           The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always,only,never.ever,still,just,etc...

• You are still watching TV.
• Are you still watching TV?

Active/Passive

Examples:

• Right now, Tom is writing the letter.  ACTIVE
• Right now, the letter is being written by Tom.  PASSIVE

I will give more lessons about Active and Passive Verb Forms in my next blog,this will be a long run of review....

Building Test
    Pls. answer correctly...have fun!

1. ___you ____(sleep)?
2. I ___  _____(sit).
3. I___not_____(stand).
4. ___he _____ (sit) or _______(standing).
5. ____you ____(work) on any special projects at work?
6. I ___  _____(meet) some friends after work.
7. ___he ______(visit)  his parents next week?
8. ____you _____(teach) at the university now?
9. ___ he______(come) with us tonight?
10. I don't like them because they____ always _______(complain).
11. Right now,Sarah____  ______(write)  the letter.
12. They ___  _____(study) at the moment.
13. She___  ______(watch)  TV.
14. What___you____(read) at the moment.
15. Paul and Mike___  _____(play) football.
16. Why___Sarah____(cry)?
17. He__  ____(sit) on the bench.
18. I ___  ____(do) my home work
19. He ____  _____(learn) German for his Job.
20. I__  _____(cook) dinner tonight.Would you like to come?

See you in my next blog
Have a nice  day!!!