THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEAt the moment He is playing football.play

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEAFFIRMATIVE: Play

Iamm

playingYouWe TheyarereHeSheItiss

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEIs he playing football at the moment? No, he isnt. He is running.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEINTERROGATIVE: PlayNEGATIVE: Play

AmI

playing?

AreyouwetheyIshesheit

Iam notm not

playingYouWe Theyare notarentHeSheItis notisnt

WHAT IS SHE DOING?drawShe is drawing a picture at the moment

VERB + ing (spelling rules)listen + ing = listeningdie (-iey) + ing = dyingwrite + ing = writinghop + p + ing = hoppingtravel + l + ing = travelling

Make ing forms of each verb given. beginlistenswim study happenDreamplaygetuseadmittrydecidecomeput

ing formsbeginninglisteningswimmingstudyingHappeningDreamingplaying

gettingusingadmittingtryingdecidingcomingputting

The Present Continuous Tense is used forActions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking.Now Im doing the washing up.She is working very hard nowadays.Temporary situations. Im staying with a friend at the moment.

ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENINGAT THE MOMENTThey are dancing right now.

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

They are celebrating a party next weekend.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSETIME EXPRESSIONS: Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.They are throwing snowballs now

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