🐋 Present Continuous I Am Doing

PRESENTCONTINUOUS (I am doing) She is eating. It is raining. She is not eating. The sun is not shining. Ø The present continuous tense is: am/is/are - ing (doing/eating/raining etc. ) 11/2/2020 English Department 1 Weuse the present continuous if we talk about changes happening now. I'm beginning my exercises, now. The situation is changing, he is working hard. The cat is falling from the window! Your English is getting better, you're working hard! The population of United Kingdom is increasing slowly. Oh, it's starting to rain. Where is my umbrella? PresentContinuous and Present Simple (1) ( I am doing and ) (настоящее продолженное и простое настоящее времена I) Study the explanations and compare the examples: Present continuous (I am doing) Use the continuous for something that is. happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not CYou can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year. etc. (periods around now): You're working hard today. (not You work hard today) - Yes, I have a lot to do. The company I work for isn't doing so well this year. D. We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that has started to happen. We often use Presentcontinuous (I am doing) 1. Use the present continuous to talk about something that is happening at or close to the time of speaking: <-(Past)- (Now)I am doing-(Future)-> The water is boiling. Could you turn it off, please? Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? "Where's Tom?" "He's playing tennis." Howto form Present Continuous Statements. To make the Present Continuous with future meaning, we use: am / is / are + the '-ing' form of the verb (Present Participle) and add a time marker.. I'm staying at home tonight. She isn't working on Thursday.; We're meeting at two o'clock. John and Samantha are getting married tomorrow.; Negative sentences Thepresent continuous: Be + Verb-ing: We use the verb « to be » for a description. We use to be at the present continuous, at the time of speaking, if we want to describe a scene. It's a nice place. There is a museum inside the castle. There are many pictures. TO BE: we use it when we want to describe a scene. I am going home. You are Thismeans: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are -ing is the present continuous: HHHH. I am (= I'm) driving he/she/it is (= he's, etc.) working we/you/they are (= we're, etc.) doing, etc. I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing something; I've started doing it and I haven't finished yet. Presentcontinuous (I am doing) 2 8:03:00 AM data gramar. acebook. Newer Post Older Post A. Study this example situation: Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is aFqh9A. Jack is watching television. He is not playing Jack has a guitar. He often plays it and he plays very plays the guitar. But he is not playing the guitar he playing the guitar? No, he isn't. present continuous.Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. present simple.Present continuous I am doing = now, at the time of speaking. I'm Doing Past Now * Please be quiet. I'm working not I work * Tom is having a shower at the moment. not Tom has. * Take an umbrella with you. It's raining. * You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it. * Why are you under the table? What are you doing?Present simple I do = in general, all the time or sometimes;Past Now * I work every day from 9 o'clock to * Tom has a shower every morning. * It rains a lot in winter. * I don't watch TV very often. * What do you usually do at weekends?.We do not use these verbs in the present continuous I am -ing Use only the present simple with these verbs I want / do you like? etc * I'm tired. I want to go home. not I'm wanting. * Do you know that girl? Yes, but I don't remember her name. * I don't understand. What do you mean?___________ Questions and answers 1. Does he take photographs? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he taking a photograph? = No, he isn't. 3. What is he doing? = He's having a Is she driving a bus? = Yes, she Does she drive a bus? = No, she isn' What is she doing? = She is playing a piano. 1. Does he clean windows? = Yes, he does. 2. Is he cleaning a window? = Yes, he does. 3. What is he doing? = He's cleaning a Are the teaching? = No, they aren' Do they teach? = Yes, they What do they do? = They Use sentences with am / is / are Or do / don't / does / doesn't. 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Kate? I don't know. 3. What's funny? Why do you laughing. 4. What is your sister do? She's a dentist. 5. It raining. I don't want to go out in the rain. 6. Where are you come from? Canada. 7. How much does it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive? 8. Steve is a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very verb in the present continuous I am doing Or the present simple I do 1. Excuse me, do you speak English? 2. Where's Tom? He's having a shower. 3. I don't watch TV very often. 4. Listen! Somebody He's singing. 5. Sarah is tired. She wants to go home now. 6. How often You use your car? Every day? 7. Excuse me, but You are sitting in my seat. Oh, I'm sorry. 8. I'm sorry I don't understand. Can you speak more slowly? 9. It's late. I'm going home now do you come with me? 10. What time do your father finish work every day? 11. You can turn off the radio. I don't listen to it. 12. Where's Paul? In the kitchen. He's cooking something. 13. Mark isn't usually drive to work. He is usually walking. 14. Sue isn't like coffee. She prefers tea. English Grammar in Use With Answers Skip to content Reading 2 min Views 845 Published by February 7, 2021 Contents The Present Continuous / ProgressiveThe past continuous progressive tenseThe form of the present continuous tenseThe affirmative forms of the present continuousThe interrogative forms of the present continuousThe negative forms of the present continuousThe use of the present continuous tenseSpecial verbsExamplesExercises on the themeThe Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to workThis means he is driving now “at the time of speaking”This is the present continuous. The past continuous progressive tense This page will present the present continuous its formand its use. You may also be interested in a lesson about the past continuous The form of the present continuous tense The verb to be in the simple presentverb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous Iameating.’mYou, we, theyare’reHe, she, itiss The interrogative forms of the present continuous AmIeating?Areyou, we, theyIshe, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous Iam noteating.’m notYou, we, theyare notaren’tHe, she, itis notisn’t The use of the present continuous tense The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of is Mary? She is having a bath. Not she has a bathWhat are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don’t you know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished am reading a book; it’s a nice book. It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet. Special verbs There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous. Examples be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish These verbs are called stative verbs in contrast to action verbs also referred to as dynamic verbs’ such as work, play, eat, etc.’ It’s not correct to say He is wanting to buy a new car.* You must say He wants to buy a new car. Exercises on the theme

present continuous i am doing