Present Continuous

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Present Tense
y Present Simple ex. I eat breakfast everyday y Present Continuous ex. I am eating breakfast right now y Present Perfect ex. I have eaten breakfast already y Preset Perfect Continuous ex. I have been eating breakfast for five minutes now

What is Present Continuous?

When do we use Present Continuous?

to describe what is happening now or is about to happen now

What is Present Continuous?

Form: 2 Steps 1. Add verb for to be

am/is/are
2. Add present participle

verb + ing
(subject) + am/is/are + past participle (verb + ing) Example:

I am playing Maple Story

Examples
Present Simple I watch TV I read books He fights robots You ski We go to the market Present Continuous I am watching TV I am reading books He is fighting robots You are skiing
We are going to the market

Rules
1. For most verbs, the past participle is adding ing ex. Watch p Watching 2. For verbs ending in e, do not write the e ex. Havep Having 3. For short verbs ending with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant ex. Run p Running 4. For verbs ending in y or w, ignore Rule 3 ex. Pay p Paying

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