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Present Continuous

Пятница, 17 Апреля 2009 г. 12:48 + в цитатник
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We use the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense when talking about actions that are happening at the moment (present or temporary activity) or which will be done in the future (future arrangement).

 

      Singular Plural
    1st person I am We are
    2nd person You are You are
    3rd person He/she/it is They are



the "-ing" form of the verb (Present participle)

Examples:
try + ing = trying
go +ing = going

 

Use
  1. Present or temporary activities
  2. Future (personal) arrangements

 

 

Mike is preparing to eat his big chicken

  

 

USE 2 (future arrangements) might seem a little confusing to an ESL learner because it's completely different from USE 1. Therefore, from my experience, ESL learners tend to make a lot of mistakes as they begin to use it. One mistake is to use the Future Simple to express future arrangements, while the correct tense would be the Present Continuous or the going to form.


I'm going to go to my grandma.
I'm going abroad this summer (in both sentences the speaker is speaking about plans)

I will go to my grandma (the speaker decided to go there in the moment of speaking)

 

 

Form
Positive sentences:

 

 

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Verb + ing
I/a dog etc. is/are going/taking

 

    Examples Use
    He is getting married this month (Use 2)
    They are swimming in the sea (Use 1)
    I'm having my first driving lesson this week (Use 2)
    I'm drinking hot coffee now (Use 1)

  

I'm having a shower now (Use 1)
 

Questions (interrogative sentences):

 

Auxiliary verb + Subject + Verb + ing
is/are I/a dog etc. going/taking
    Examples Use
    Is she eating my cake now? (Use 1)
    Are they having the party on Friday or Saturday? (Use 2)
    Are you meeting David today? (Use 2)
    Is Mary having breakfast now? (Use 1)

 

Negative sentences:

 

Subject + Auxiliary verb+not + Verb + ing
I/a dog etc. isn't/aren't going/taking
    Examples Use
    He is not joking (Use 1)
    We aren't waiting for my uncle (Use 1)
    He is not going to school tomorrow (Use 2)


 

Remember that you can also use the Present Continuous to show your irritation over something or somebody in the present. E.g. She is always asking me stupid questions.

 

Рубрики:  Grammar

 

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