31 October 2017

Present Continuous also called the present progressive. Used for

show that somethings ongoing now, going on at the time of
speaking , and somethings continuing and temporary.
 Actions that are going on around or at the
time of speaking
Temporary situations compare
Changing situations (especially with verbs like
get and become and with comparative
adjective like more, worse, better)

Behaviours that happened more often than

expected with always, forever and constantly
Is called Stative Verbs
Verbs which describe thoughts, feelings and senses.
(ex : think, know, believe, agree, like, love.. Etc)

Verbs which describe what things (and people) are,

what they are like , and what they possess.
( be, have, need, depend on, seem, look, sound, smell,
taste)
Type Statements Formula

Positive Statements Subject + To be + Ving

Negative Statements Subject + To be + Not + Ving

Wh- questions Wh + To be + Subject + Ving

Yes/ No questions To be + Subject + Ving

Positive short answers Yes + Subject + To be

Negative short answers No + Subject + To be + Not

 Continuous verbs
One- syllable verbs
Two- syllable verbs

Silent e
w, x and y
-ie verbs