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Present Continuous

FORM 1 “NOW”

Present Continuous with normal verbs is used to express the idea that something is or not happening now, at this very moment.

POSITIVE ( Am/Is/Are + Present Participle )

1. I am listening to music

2. You are watching a film

3. He is talking to his mom

4. She is singing a song

5. The cat is playing with its ball of string

6. We are eating at my mom’s house

7. They are studying for the exam

8. You two are dancing very well

NEGATIVE ( Am/Is/Are + NOT + Present Participle )

1. I am not listening to music

2. You are not watching a film

3. He is not talking to his mom

4. She is not singing a song

5. The cat is not playing with its ball of string

6. We are not eating at my mom’s house

7. They are not studying for the exam

8. You two are not dancing very well

QUESTION ( Am/Is/Are + Subject + Present Participle )

1. Am I listening to music?

2. Aren’t you watching a film?

3. Is he talking to his mom?

4. Isn’t she singing a song?

5. Is the cat playing with its ball of string

6. Aren’t we eating at my mom’s house?

7. Are they studying for the exam?

8. Are you two dancing very well?

FORM 2 “LONGER ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW”

"Now" in English has several meanings, it can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Is usual to use the Present Continuous to express that we are in a process of doing a longer action; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

POSITIVE

1. I am studying to become an architect

2. You are writing a song

3. He is planning his wedding

4. She is investigating about a new disease

5. The earth is spinning around the sun

6. We are teaching at the university

7. They are building their own house

8. You two are dating since 2 months ago

NEGATIVE

1. I am not studying to become an architect

2. You are not writing a song

3. He is not planning his wedding

4. She is not investigating about a new disease

5. The earth is not spinning around the sun

6. We are not teaching at the university

7. They are not building their own house

8. You two are not dating since 2 months ago

QUESTION

1. Am I studying to become an architect?

2. Aren’t you writing a song?

3. Is he planning his wedding?

4. Isn’t she investigating about a new disease?

5. Is the earth spinning around the sun?

6. Aren’t we teaching at the university?

7. Are they building their own house?

8. Are you two dating since 2 months ago?

FORM 3 “NEAR FUTURE”

In English is normal use the Present Continuous to indicate if something will or not happen in the near future

POSITIVE

1. I am meeting some friends after school

2. You are going to inform me this afternoon

3. He is visiting his parents this weekend

4. She is traveling to Brazil this year

5. It seems that a meteorite is falling this week

6. We are playing tennis on Saturday

7. They are having a party the next month

8. You two are finishing the project this month

NEGATIVE

1. I am not meeting some friends after school

2. You are not going to inform me this afternoon

3. He is not visiting his parents this weekend

4. She is not traveling to Brazil this year

5. A meteorite is not falling this week

6. We are not playing tennis on Saturday

7. They are not having a party the next month

8. You two are not finishing the project this month

QUESTION

1. Am I meeting some friends after school?

2. Aren’t you going to inform me this afternoon?

3. Is he visiting his parents this weekend?

4. Isn’t she traveling to Brazil this year?

5. Is a meteorite falling this week?

6. Aren’t we playing tennis on Saturday?

7. Are they having a party the next month?

8. Aren’t you two finishing the project this month?

FORM 4 “REPETITION AND IRRITATING WITH ALWAYS”

We can use the Present Continuous with words like always or constantly to express the idea that something that we find shocking or irritating often happens.

NOTE: the meaning is like simple present but with negative emotion.

EXAMPLES:

- You are always coming to work late

- She is constantly complaining, I hate that

- I don’t like to go to the movies with them because they are always talking in the middle of the film