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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
FORM

S + BE + V-ING
- I`m having dinner.
- We are studying  English at the moment.
- It is raining heavily outside.
S+ BE+NOT+V-ING
I’m not getting up until 9 o’clock.
The child is not sleeping at the present!
They are not playing football now.
BE+S+V-ING?
- Are you waiting for a taxi?
- Is Anna playing guitar ?
- Are they going out together?
USAGE
We use The Present Continuous to talk about events happening around the present time.
- The children are singing loudly.
- I’m writing a letter to my friend now.
- He is swimming.
We use The Present Continuous after the suggestions, imperative sentences.
- Look! The bus is coming.
- Sit down! The strange dog is running to you.
- Listen! Somebody is singing outside.
We use the Present Continuous tense to talk about the future : for something which has been arranged or planned.
- Mary is going  to a new school next term .
- He is coming tomorrow .
- I’m meeting her at 6 pm .
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1. My favorite team ___________ (win)!
2. Look! That man (call)_________________you.
3. John (open)_________________the door now.
4. My parent ___________ (drive) to work right now.
5. The class (agree)_________________with my opinion at the moment.
is winning
is calling
is opening
are driving
is agreeing
6. The cat ___________ (lie) in the yard.
7. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom at the moment.
8. The tourists (visit)_________________the museum at 8a.m tomorrow.
9. Jane (love)_________________pizza and fast-food.
10. I ___________ (hear) your voice so clearly.
is lying
are sitting
are visiting
loves
hear
Senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch…
Example: He feels the cold.
Feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish…
Example: Jane loves pizza.
Brain work: believe, know, think, understand…
Example: I believe you.
NOTE: these verbs are not put in form V-ing
Exceptions when adding -ing
An e at the end of the word is removed (but: ee, oe and ye  remain unchanged).
Example: come – coming
(but: agree – agreeing)
If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant, double the last letter: (vowels = a, e, i, o, u)
stop → stopping
run → running
(but: open opening)
If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y:
lie → lying
die → dying
TIME EXPRESSION
•       at this moment
•       at the moment
•       at this time
•       today
•       now
•       right now
•       for the time being (now)
•       Listen!
•       Look!
Please be quiet! My father is sleeping.
My sisters are listening to music at the moment.
They are working in the factory now.
Sam is not playing the piano right now.
Listen! They think the bell is ringing.
Tom is not learning English right now.