Present Continuous

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Present Continuous

What is the Present Continuous?

The present continuous indicates that an action, activity or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.

When do we use the Present Continuous?

1) Actions/activities that happen at the moment of speaking.

• I am cooking dinner.
  

2) To talk about temporary states which are true around the moment of speaking

• She is living with her mother at the moment.
  

3)  Future plans or arrangements.

• We are visiting my family next week.
  

When do we use the Present Continuous?

4) We often use the present continuous with words like: always, constantly, continually and forever. To describe events which are regular but not planned, and often not wanted.

• I'm constantly spilling things.
• My husband is always throwing out my magazines.
  

How to form the present continuous

Positive: Subject + to be + ing form of the verb

I am	Work ing
You are	Play ing
He/She/It is	Talk ing
We are	Liv ing
They are	Sleep ing

Write a positive sentence in the present continuous with the verb 'To Sing'

How to form the present continuous

Negative: Subject + to be + not + ing form of the verb

I am not	Work ing
You are not	Play ing
He/She/It is not	Talk ing
We are not	Liv ing
They are not	Sleep ing

Write a negative sentence in the present continuous with the verb 'To study'

How to form the present continuous

Question: To be + subject + ing form of the verb

Am I	Work ing
Are you	Play ing
Is he/she/it	Talk ing
Are we	Liv ing
Are they	Sleep ing

Write a question in the present continuous with the verb 'To listen'

Spelling exceptions

Verbs ending with -e (to dance)

Remove the e and add ing

• She is dancing at the party.
• I am not dancing right now.
• Are you dancing with anyone?
  

Write a positive sentence in the present continuous with the verb 'To dance'

Fill in the blank with the correct present continuous verb.
She is not ________ the cold weather.

1. Loving
2. Loveing

Spelling exceptions

When the verb ends in a vowel followed by a single consonant (to rub)

If the verb has multiple syllables the word stress has to be on the final syllable. (to begin)

Double the final consonant + ing

• He is rubbing his sore muscles after a long workout.
• Claire is beginning her new job next Monday.

Write a question in the present continuous with the verb 'To open'

Write a question in the present continuous with the verb 'To admit'

Spelling exceptions

When the verb ends in a vowel followed by an L (to control)

Double the L + ing

• He is controlling the volume of the music.
  
• You are not controlling your emotions very well.
• Is the pilot controlling the airplane?
  

Write a negative sentence in the present continuous with the verb 'To travel'

Short Quiz

What is the present continuous of the verb 'to remember'

1. Remembering
2. Rememberring

What is the present continuous of the verb 'to come'

1. Comeing
2. Coming

What is the present continuous of the verb 'to commit'

1. Commiting
2. Committing

What is the present continuous of the verb 'to cancel'

1. cancelling
2. Canceling

Write three sentences in the present continuous (positive, negative and question) use the verb 'to stop'

Write three sentences in the present continuous (positive, negative and question) use the verb 'to face'

Write three sentences in the present continuous (positive, negative and question) use the verb 'to permit'

Write three sentences in the present continuous (positive, negative and question) use the verb 'to excel'