Present continuous

Theme: Present continuous

We use Present continuous to express continuous action at the tense speaking The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

The present continuous tense is:

• The present continuous tense is:

I am talking

He is slepping

There are dancing

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Negative form When we wan’t to ask something we should use this structure. For negative sentences we insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.

Is this ship moving?

• No, it isn’t moving, this ship is sailing

He is reading?

• He’s not reading, he’s painting

There are dancing?

• There are not dancing, there are swimming

Interrogative form We use introgative sentence with this structure. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.

Is she eating?

Is he talking on the phone?

Are the slepping in the bad?