A. USE: We use Present Continuous to talk about
actions happening at the moment of speaking or
actions happening today, in a week...
B. FORM:
a. Affirmative: The affirmative form is formed with the verb be (am/is/are)
and the main verb with –ing.
b. Negative: The negative is formed with the negative form of be
(am/is/are + not) and the main verb with –ing.
c. Interrogative: Questions start with the Wh-Word, then goes (am/is/are),
after that the subject and then the verb, finished with –ing.
C. SPELLING RULES:
a. Every present continuous verb finishes with –ing, but there are
exceptions:
i. If they finish with –e, we remove the –e and we add –ing.
Ex. Drive= Driving
ii. If they finish with –ie, we change the –ie and we put –y,
then we add –ing.
Ex. Die- Dying
iii. Verbs with 1 syllable finished in vowel + consonant, they
double the consonant and add –ing.
Ex. Run= Running
iv. Verbs with 2 syllables finished in vowel + consonant, the
double the consonant and add –ing, but the accent has to fall in the
last syllable.
Ex. Begin= Beginning
D. TIME EXPRESSIONS:
- We can use the following time expressions with present
continuous.
Now, right now, at the moment...
Today, tonight...
This morning, afternoon, noon, night, week, month...
