PRESENT

CONTINOUNS
TENSE
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WE’RE LEARNING PRESENT CONTINOUNS

 MEANING OF THE PRESENT CONTINOUNS

The present continouns verb tense indicates that an action or

condition is happening now,frequently,and may continue into the
future. The PRESENT CONTINOUNS Formula : to be {am,is,are}
+ verb {present participle}
 Overview

→How to form a present continouns

→When to use a present continouns
 GOOD TO KNOW
→
>’To be’

→
Singular Forms Plural Forms
→
. I am We are
→
. You are You are
→
. He is They are
→
. She is
→
. It is
 GOOD TO KNOW
→ A vowel A Consonant
→ .A . All other letters {b,c,d etc.}
→.E

→.I

→.O

→.U
Look at these sentences :

> I am talking on the phone

 We are cooking dinner

 There are in the present continouns tense

 How to form a present continouns

→ > ‘To be’ + verb + ing

→ > I am working late

→ > He is watching television

→ > She is walking to school

→ > It is raining
 How to form present continouns

→ ‘to be’ + verb + ing

→ .We are singing a song

→ .You are doing your homework

→ .They are looking for a hotel

 How to form a present continouns

> Verbs ending in an ‘e’

. Take,make [etc.]

. . Example;

> I am taking the bus to school

> He is making dinner

 How to form a present continouns

→
One syllable,ending in consonant ,proceded by a vowel
→
.double the consonant
→
Example;
→
> sit
→
> get
→
> run
→
- Iam sitting outside
→
- You are running fast
→
- It is getting late
 Present continouns in question

→ ‘to be’ + verb + ing

→ > Am I getting close?

→ > Are you running late?

→ > Is he taking a bus?

→ > Is she playing tennis?

→ > Is it snowing?
 Present Continouns in questions

→ ‘to be’ + verb + ing

→ . Are we going in the right direction?

→ . Are you arriving by ferry?

→ . Are they eating their lunch?

 Present continouns in negations

→ ‘to be’ + not + verb + ing

→ > I am not waiting for you

→ > You aren’t looking for me

→ > He isn’t sleeping late

→ > She isn’t talking on the phone

→ > It isn’t freezing

 When to use present continouns

→ Things that are happening now

→ . I am watching television at the moment

→ . It is raining right now

→ . Look, they are swimming in the river

 When to use present continouns

→ For plans in the future

→ . I am flying to Dubai next week

→ . He is meeting her at the airport in an hour

→ . Are they moving this weekend?

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