Present Continuous Tense | Сегашно продължително време

WHEN TO USE?

Actions happening right now

He is singing in the shower right now.

Temporary

situations

I am staying with a friend this week.

Future arrangements

I am meeting my fridge tonight - we have a dinner date.

Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, currently,

this week / this weekend / this month

HOW TO USE?

Positive

I  +  am  +  eating.

He/She/It  +  is  +  eating.

We/You/They

+  are  +  eating.

Negative

I  +  am not  +  eating.

He/She/It  +  isn’t  +  eating.

We/You/They  +  aren’t  +  eating.

Question

Am  +  I  +  eating?

Is  +  he/she/it  +  eating?

Are  +  we/you/they  +  eating?

SPELLING RULES

*For most verbs, simply add -ing to the base form of the verb.

do --> doing; play --> playing; study --> studying

*For verbs ending in e, drop the "e" and add -ing.

make --> making; take --> taking; write --> writing

*For one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant, double the final letter and add -ing.

sit --> sitting; run --> running; plan --> planning

*For verbs ending in ie, change the "ie" to "y" and add -ing.

tie --> tying; die --> dying; lie --> lying

*For verbs ending in c, add "k" before adding -ing.

picnic --> picnicking; panic --> panicking; mimic --> mimicking

EXAMPLES

I’m teaching English online, and my cat is checking my grammar.

We’re not studying English right now — we’re secretly scrolling memes.

Are you writing your homework, or are you writing your shopping list?

MIND THE MISTAKE!

He is play football now.

Is she really sing in the shower?

Today after class we playing chess.

He doesn’t singing in the shower right now — he’s give a full concert!

Congrats!

Now you master the Busy Bee of English -

Present Continuous Tense

Прочети още...

Бюлетин

Запиши се за бюлетина и ще бъдеш информиран при започването на нови курсове, събития или лагери: