Present Continuous

1. Use the present continuous to talk about right now.

2. Always use verb to be with the present continuous.

Grammar

Subject + verb to be + verb ing + complement

Subject + verb to be + not + verb ing + complement

Information question

Information + verb to be + subject + verb ing + complement ?

Yes no questions

Verb to be + subject + verb ing + complement ?

Examples

Im calling from home

Youre working today
Shes taking a break
Hes having fun
Its raining right now
Theyre playing tennis
Were swimming in the ocean /ouchon/

What are you doing these days? Yes, iam or no, im not
Are you studying hard?
Whos playing?

Rules for the verbs

First rule is to add to all the verbs / ing/. Examples readreading, eat, eating,
watch watching, walk walking, cook cooking.

But there are exceptions

When it ends in E, change the last letter by ing (examples drive driving, write
writing, come --- coming.
When the verbs have only one vowel /vauel/ and ends in consonant. The last letter
is doubled. Examples sitsitting, win winning, shopping, getgetting

Last rule, is when the verb end in /ie/ we change by y and ing

For example die /dai/---- dying /daying/,,,, lie-----lying /lai/

Get

Begin

Hurt

Go

Sit

Feel

Put

Take