English Grammar in Use With Answers
Presentcontinuous (I am doing) 2 8:03:00 AM data gramar. acebook. Newer Post Older Post A. Study this example situation: Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/isWe use this tense for temporary activities. So we can sayāAn action going onā at the time of speaking. Subject + is/are/am + action+ing + obj +etc. He/she/it/name +is + doing. You/we/ they/ plural noun + are + doing. Affirmative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I I am doing action+ing I am playing the violin. You are going to church. He is running fast. I am getting it. You are getting nervous. She is getting worried. I am studying now. You are still taking tea. He is speaking the truth. I am reading a novel. My relatives are shifting to Dubai. It is raining here now. Iām making a mistake. Youāre making a fuss. Heās making a mess. Iām thinking of going to London. We are solving the sums. Rahul is lying to me. Negative Sentences Sub + is/are/am+ not+ action+ing + obj Contradict forms is+not= isnāt Are + not = arenāt British, aināt American, am + not = arenāt They are not coming today. I am not playing with her. We are not playing now. She is not getting me at all. I am not making him understand the sums. You are not learning your lesson. She isnāt asking me anything regarding it. I arenāt waiting for your response. revert, reply Interrogative sentencesPresent Continuous Tense I Is/are/am + Sub + action + ing + obj? Are you telling me a lie? Am I getting serious? Are they going for a picnic? Is he talking on the phone? Are we not speaking the truth? Is she cooking food now? Are the girls making a fuss? Are boys beating them? Interrogative negative sentences Is/are/am + sub + not + action +ing + obj? Or isnāt/arenāt + sub + action +ing + obj? Are you selling not the clothes? Arenāt you doing the shopping? Is he not mopping the floor? Isnāt he gossiping with you? Is she not kneading the dough? Isnāt she buying the clothes? Are they not making you a fool? Arenāt they solving the puzzles? Exercise Choose an appropriate option to fill the blanks with the present continuous tense i Where are they ā¦ā¦ā¦. Next Monday? do/go/going Is he ā¦ to the club tomorrow? No, he isnāt ā¦ā¦.. The club next Wednesday. go, goes, going Are you ā¦ā¦ to Paris tomorrow? Yes, I ā¦.. going to Paris tomorrow go, going, am, was Where are you ā¦ā¦. later this evening? I ā¦ā¦. going to Paris later this evening. doing, do, go, going, am, are, is, was Where ā¦ā¦ he going next week? He ā¦ā¦. going to the beach the next week. is/are, am, was, were ā¦ā¦ā¦ they going to the Yoga center next Thursday? Yes, they ā¦. Going to the Yoga center next Thursday. He ā¦ā¦.. with my friend now. play They ā¦ā¦ā¦. Still ā¦ā¦ā¦ breakfast. eat Isnāt she ā¦ā¦ā¦. the guitar? learn Arenāt they ā¦ā¦ā¦ together? fightpresentcontinuous ( I am doing) We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not complete. present simple ( I do) We use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly. B I always do and I' m always doing I always do something = I do it every time: ļ»æWelcome to ESL Printables, the website where English Language teachers exchange resources worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.
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As we have already seen, Present Continuous is generally used to indicate that something is happening at the time of speaking. On the other hand, Simple Present is used for things that are generally true, things that repeat, or for things that happen sometimes/all the time. We can also look at the difference between Present Continuous and Simple Present by considering āI am doingā Present Continuous versus āI doā Simple Present. Examples Iām doing the laundry. right now I do the laundry every Monday. repeating event Sam is washing the car. right now Sam washes the car every week. repeating event Mary is watching TV. right now Mary watches TV whenever sheās bored. generally true Note Certain words do not generally use a Present Continuous form believe depend forget hate know like love mean need prefer remember understand want Exercises In the following sentences, determine whether you should use Present Continuous or Simple Present form. Remember that the Present Continuous needs the correct form of ābeā. If the sentence is a question, remember to include the correct form of ādoā for question formation. Example _____ tomatoes? you / like ==> Do you like tomatoes? Please be quiet ā _____ now. the baby / sleep ==> Please be quiet ā the baby is sleeping now. 1. _____ a sweater for her cousinās birthday. Susan / knit 2. _____ broccoli for dinner, but _____ that vegetable. Mother / cook, Steve / hate 3. _____ so hard I canāt see across the street. it / snow 4. _____ your first day of school as a child? you / remember 5. Tonight _____ about rattlesnakes. the lecturer / speak 6. _____ lectures about rattlesnakes all over the country. he / give 7. Where _____? you / go 8. _____ tea over coffee. she / prefer 9. _____ three languages. Paul / speak 10. _____ in ghosts? you / believe 11. _____ always _____ my cousinās birthday, so _____ it down on my calendar. I / forget, I / write 12. _____ fast whenever heās mad. Jim / drive 13. _____ in a golf tournament this weekend. Tim / play 14. _____ in tournaments every chance he gets. he / play 15. _____ a book for her literature class. Karen / read 16. _____ so much that the city park by the river is now flooded. it / rain 17. Why didnāt Bill study for his test? _____ better than that! he / know 18. After school _____ to the library. he / go 19. _____ to the movies tonight after dinner. we / go 20. _____ a letter to my nephew. I / write Google
Weuse the present continuous if we talk about changes happening now. I'm beginning my exercises, now. The situation is changing, he is working hard. The cat is falling from the window! Your English is getting better, you're working hard! The population of United Kingdom is increasing slowly. Oh, it's starting to rain. Where is my umbrella?
Skip to content Reading 2 min Views 845 Published by February 7, 2021 Contents The Present Continuous / ProgressiveThe past continuous progressive tenseThe form of the present continuous tenseThe affirmative forms of the present continuousThe interrogative forms of the present continuousThe negative forms of the present continuousThe use of the present continuous tenseSpecial verbsExamplesExercises on the themeThe Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to workThis means he is driving now āat the time of speakingāThis is the present continuous. The past continuous progressive tense This page will present the present continuous its formand its use. You may also be interested in a lesson about the past continuous The form of the present continuous tense The verb to be in the simple presentverb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous Iameating.āmYou, we, theyareāreHe, she, itiss The interrogative forms of the present continuous AmIeating?Areyou, we, theyIshe, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous Iam noteating.ām notYou, we, theyare notarenātHe, she, itis notisnāt The use of the present continuous tense The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of is Mary? She is having a bath. Not she has a bathWhat are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Donāt you know? Well ā¦ you are reading this lesson. You are learning present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasnāt finished am reading a book; itās a nice book. It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I havenāt finished it yet. Special verbs There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous. Examples be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish These verbs are called stative verbs in contrast to action verbs also referred to as dynamic verbsā such as work, play, eat, etc.ā Itās not correct to say He is wanting to buy a new car.* You must say He wants to buy a new car. Exercises on the theme ļ»æPresentcontinuous (I am doing) Use the continuous for something that is happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not finished. I am doing (now) * The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? * Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? * Let's go out. It isn't raining now. * 'Don't disturb me. I'm busy.' 'Why?The present continuous I am doing ā¦Form I am, You are, he/she/it is, We are, You are, They are + BV-ingExample Verb TO DO I am doing You are doing He/She/It is doing We are doing You are doing They are doingNegative form am + NOT + doing I am not doing, I am not sleeping, It is not raining, They are not woking,Interrogative form Are you working? Are they joking? Is he serious?Used to talk about 1/ Present situations, now the short-term or temporary situation. Something is happening now, at this moment. Or something is not happening now. The action is not finished the action is taking place now, at the time of speaking. I am reading a book, I am learning English now, I am not running. You are running, You are not sleeping. Quiet! He is sleeping. She is playing outside. The cat is playing with the mouse. Itās raining. We are eating a cake. We are watching TV. You are watching TV. You are not studying. Are you studying? No. They are reading their books. What are you doing? What are you reading? Who are you talking to on the phone? Why arenāt you doing your homework?2/ Present situation the long-term situation Now at the time of speaking, the action is true, but it could change in a long-term situation. With now, today, this week, this month, this year ā¦ periods around nowSpecially with to live, to work, to teach Itās now, but it could change Iām looking for a new flat. I am studying hard today. You are studying to become a doctor. Heās thinking about leaving his job. He is reading the book Da Vinci Code Ā». Are you teaching english at the university?3/ Near Future Something will happen in the near future or will not. It has been already arranged. I m meeting my friends tonight at My cousin is arriving this week-end. Are you running with us next Sunday?4/ Repetition, Irritation with always Ā» or constantly Ā» You can express the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Itās like the Simple Present, but with negative emotion. always Ā» or constantly Ā» are between be Ā» and ing-form Ā»He is always coming late. He is constantly talking. They are always about changing situations begin, become, change, fall, get, grow, improve, increase, rise, start, stop,We use the present continuous if we talk about changes happening now. Iām beginning my exercises, now. The situation is changing, he is working hard. The cat is falling from the window! Your English is getting better, youāre working hard! The population of United Kingdom is increasing slowly. Oh, itās starting to rain. Where is my umbrella?Adverb placement adverbs such as always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. You are still studying? Are you still studying? PRESENT001a Present Continuous I am doing001b Present Continuous I am doing 2001c Present Continuous I am doing, description 3002 Present Simple I do003a Present Continuous or Present Simple? Iām doing ā¦ or ā¦ I do ā¦ ?003b Present Continuous or Present Simple? Iām doing ā¦ or ā¦ I do ā¦? 2003c Present Continuous or Present Simple? Iām doing ā¦ or ā¦ I do ā¦ ? 3
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This page will help you if you canāt remember the difference between the Present Continuous tense āI am doingā, and the Present Simple tense āI doā. Which tense you use depends on how you see the state or action. If you use the Present Simple āI doā, you think something is permanent. This means we often use the Present Simple to talk about general and scientific facts, our routines or habits, to give definitions and to describe things. The Present Continuous āI am doingā means the action is happening now or around now, is unfinished, or temporary. We use it to talk about trends and changes, or about situations happening now that are different from normal. āI live in London.ā This is my home. āI am living with my parents.ā A temporary situation until I buy my own house. āHot air rises.ā A scientific fact. āHouse prices are rising.ā A trend happening now. āI drive to work every day.ā My routine or habit. āI am walking to work this week.ā My car is being repaired. āAt work I write letters to customers.ā My job routine. āIm writing a difficult letter.ā This is what I am doing right now and I havenāt finished yet. So the most important rule is that you use the Present Simple āI doā for permanent states and the Present Continuous āI am doingā for changes and trends. Some verbs cannot be used in the Present Continuous tense. This is because they already suggest permanence. These include Verbs of possession ā own, have, belong. Although you can say āI am having a partyā, it doesnāt mean you own the party, it means you are hosting a party. Verbs of the mind ā believe, know, think, forget. Verbs of emotion ā love, hate, detest. Verbs of the senses ā see, hear, smell, taste. āIām seeing the doctor tomorrowā means I am going to visit the doctor, but āI see the doctorā means āthe doctor is standing in front of meā. Verbs of geographical location ā lie. āLondon lies on the River Thamesā. ZpW5p.