TENSES MADE EASY

Present Continue Tense

We use the Present Continue Tense when talking about actions that are happening at the moment (present or temporary activity) or which will be done in the near future (future arrangement). In order to create a sentence it this tense, you have to know the following:

How do you create it?

Write + ing = writing (no ‘e’)

Go + ing = going

Simple? Unfortunately there are some exceptions:

Swim + ing = swimming (double ‘m’)

Run + ing = Running

I’m going to go to my grandma

I’m going to abroad this summer (in both sentences the speaker is speaking about plans)

I will go to my grandma (the speaker decided to go there in the moment of speaking)

Get + ing = getting

Use:

1.       Present or temporary activity

2.       Future arrangement

Mike is just preparing to eat his big chicken

Present Continuous Tense
To Talk About temporary situations in the present; actions in process at the moment, and planned actions in the future.
POSITIVE	SUBJECT	TO BE	VERB + ING	COMPLEMENT
	I You/We/They He/She/It	Am Are Is	Working Working Working	At the moment At the moment At the moment
NEGATIVE	SUBJECT	AUX. + NOT	VERB + ING	COMPLEMENT
	I You/We/They He/She/It	Am not Are not Is not	Working Working Working	At the moment At the moment At the moment
QUESTION	AUX.	SUBJECT	VERB + ING	COMPLEMENT
	Am Are Is	I You/We/They He/She/It	Working Working Working	At the moment? At the moment? At the moment?

In Positive Sentences

Present or temporary activity

1.       They are swimming in the sea.                  (Present or temporary activity)

2.       I’m drinking hot coffee now                         (Present or temporary activity)

3.       I’m having a shower now                            (Present or temporary activity)

Future arrangement

1.       He is getting married this month                 (Future Arrangement)

In Questions

Is she eating my cake?

Are they having the party on Friday or Saturday?

Is Mary having breakfast?

Negative Sentences

He is not joking

We aren’t waiting for my uncle

He is not going to school tomorrow

Remember that you can also use the Present Continuous to show your irritation over something or somebody in the present. E.g., she is always asking me stupid questions.

Spoken Practice

Answer all the questions in spoken English

2.       Describe the things or activities which are happening in front of your eyes

3.       Follow this example sentence and 10 sentences like it

Don’t disturb me, I am studying. Or come home, everybody is waiting for you.