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Present Continuous

 FORM of Present Continuous



S + is/am/are + V-ing
I am learning English. He is swimming well. They are watching TV.


S + is/am/are not+ V-ing
I am not learning English. He is not swimming well. They are not watching TV.


Is/Am/Are + S + V-ing ?
Am I learning English? Is he swimming well? Are they watching TV?

Uses of Present Continuous
1. to describe an action that is going on at this moment.
You are using the Internet.
You are studying English grammar.
2. to describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a trend but not actually doing it at the moment of speaking.
Are you still working for the same company?
More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
3. to describe an action or event in the future, which has already been planned or prepared.
We`re going on holiday tomorrow.
I`m meeting my boyfriend tonight.
Are they visiting you next winter?
4. to describe a temporary event or situation.
He usually plays the drums, but he`s playing bass guitar tonight.
The weather forecast was good, but it`s raining at the moment.
5. to describe and emphasize an irritated continuing series of repeated actions with `always, forever, constantly`.
Harry and Sally are always arguing!
You`re forever complaining about your mother-in-law!
 
Exceptions in Spelling
1. A single, silent -e at the end of the word is dropped when adding -ing:
Example: come - coming, delete - deleting, change - changing
I am coming home.
You are deleting the file.
He is changing his money.
But: -ee at the end of the word is not changed
Example: agree - agreeing,
We are agreeing with your plan.
 2. The final consonant after a short, stressed vowel is doubled when adding -ing:
Example: sit - sitting, cut - cutting
They are sitting on the grass.
She is cutting a piece of paper.
 3. The letter l as final consonant after a vowel is always doubled when adding -ing.
Example: travel - travelling
We are travelling around the world.
Note: This applies only for British English; in American English there is usually only one l.
 4. An -ie at the end of a word becomes -y when adding -ing.
Example: lie - lying
I am lying in bed.
 


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