PRESENT CONTINuOUS

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND PRESENT CONTINUOUS IN ORDER TO

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN ENGLISH.

When do we use the

How do we present continuous?
form the The teacher is

present Describe something

happening right now
trying to teach the
class

continuous? I am enjoiyng
the summer Something we think to be
temporary
Subject+be+present participle+object
Jessica is always
Andy is washing the car Something that happens talking
again and again

Subject+be+not+present participle+object

I am not talking to Silvia

Be+subject+present participle+object
Are you watching a movie?
I‘m not watching a movie
You’re not watching a movie
He‘s not watching a movie
She‘s not watching a movie
We‘re not watching a movie
They‘re not watching a
movie
Conjugating the
present continuous
Conjugating the
present continuous
I am running a race (I‘m)
You are running a race (You‘re)
He is running a race (He‘s)
She is running a race (She‘s)
We are running a race (We‘re)
They are running a race (They‘re)
Conjugating the
present continuous
Am I reading a book?
Are you reading a book?
Is he reading a book?
Is she reading a book?
Are we reading a book?
Are they reading a book?