Present Continuous Tense for k

Present continuous tense

What is it? When do we use it? How is it formed?

Summary

The Present Continuous Tense in English helps us talk about what is happening right now, in this very moment. Examples are: 'The teacher is writing on the board right now.' 'My mother is talking on the phone with her friend.'

The present continuous

is formed using the following:

Auxillary + Verb

verb with the -ing ending

Subject +

Some examples:Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Verb (-ing) I am eating. The cat is playing The men are building a house.

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Click the sentence that is in the correct form of the present continuous tense:

The boy is running.

The boy ran.

Hmmm...

The boy ran.

Is this something that finished happening??

Yes

No

Hmmm...

The boy ran.

Does the verb end in -ing?

Yes

No

So the correct form or the present continuous would be...

A. The boy ran.

B. The boy is running.

The Present Continous

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The present continuous

Correct!

running.

is

The boy

Here are our examples again...

Some examples:Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Verb (-ing) I am eating. The cat is purring The men are building a house.

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Choose the correct one:

The man are eating cake.

The man is eating cake.

The present continuous

Correct! The man is eating cake.

We have the parts:

Subject: The man

Auxillary Verb: is

Verb in the -ing: eating

The present continuous

Let's see:

What is the subject?

The man

'The man' is a plural subject so it should go with 'are'.

'The man' is a singular subject so it should go with 'is'

Present continuous Subjects: Think about it...

Is the man ONE man or many?

He is just one man, therefore it is singular subject and we should use the auxiliary verb, 'is'.

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The present continuous

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So What did we learn?

The present continuous tense, also called the present progressive tense, is used to talk about actions that are happening right now. We form it by using am, is, or are with a verb ending in -ing. For example, "I am reading," "She is running," and "They are playing." This tense helps us describe things happening at this very moment!

Forming the Present Continuous...

SUBJECT (eg. I, you, the boy, the children) + AUXILLARY VERB (eg. am, are, is) VERB IN THE -ING FORM (eg. singing, dancing, playing...)