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Present continuous tense

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Present Continuous Tense

What is present continuous tense?

An action that is happening now and may continue into the future is called present continuous tense.

What is Present continuous tense in detail
present continuous tense formula in detail with examples

When is present continuous tense used?

  • For an action going on at the time of speaking. E.g, He is eating now.
  • For an action that has already been arranged to take place in the near future. E.g., My flight is reaching tonight., 2. He is going tomorrow.
  • For a temporary action that may not be actually happening at the time of speaking. E.g., I am watching the 5th season of the series. (But I am not watching at this moment).
present continuous tense formula with examples
All sentences are formed as

POSITIVE FORM

NEGATIVE FORM

QUESTION FORM

Continuous tense = add "ING" to the verb, for all the tenses.

HOW TO FORM POSITIVE, NEGATIVE AND QUESTION FORMS FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE?

POSITIVE FORM

NEGATIVE FORM

QUESTION FORM

SINGULAR - Subject + is + verb(ing).

SINGULAR - Subject + is not/isn't + verb(ing).

SINGULAR - Isn't/Is + subject + verb(ing)?

E.g. She is playing carrom.

E.g. She is not/isn't playing carrom.

E.g. Isn't /Is she playing carrom?

Plural - Subject + are + verb(ing).

Plural - Subject + are not/aren't + verb(ing).

PLURAL - Are/Aren't + subject + verb(ing)?

E.g. They are playing carrom.

E.g. They are not playing carrom.

E.g. Are/Aren't they playing carrom?

I am playing carrom.

I am not playing carrom.

Am I playing carrom?

Correct ways to use Simple present and Present continuous tenses.

When to use Simple present tense and present continuous tense?

 

Incorrect

Correct

She is having a cat.

She has a cat.

He is seeming happy.

He seems happy.

These mangoes are tasting sour.

These mangoes taste sour.

I am thinking you are right.

I think you are right.

Present tense in detail Simple present tense
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Simple present tense

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TENSES - SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

A verb that refers to present time is called Present tense.

present continuous tense formula
AN OVERVIEW

All sentences are formed as

- POSITIVE FORM
- NEGATIVE FORM
- QUESTION FORM

for all the tenses.

The present tense consists of 

  • Simple present tense
  • Present continuous tense
  • Present perfect tense
  • Present perfect continuous tense
simple present tense rules
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

DEFINITION

The actions or occurrences happening RIGHT NOW is called simple present tense.

How to form a simple present tense sentence?

POSITIVE FORM – Subject + verb.

 – if the subject is singular, add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the verb(action word) in the sentence.

 – if the subject is plural, do not add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the verb(action word).

E.g., He laughs.

They laugh.

NEGATIVE FORM – Subject + does not/do not  + verb.

 – if the subject is singular, add does not/doesn’t to the verb(action word) in the sentence.

 – if the subject is plural, add do not/don’t to the verb(action word).

E.g., He doesn’t laugh.

They don’t laugh.

The verb doesn’t change here.

 

QUESTION FORM – Does/do + Subject + verb.

 – if the subject is singular, start the question as Does.

 – if the subject is plural, start the question as Do.

E.g., Does he laugh?

Do they laugh?

simple present tense

The Simple present tense is used :

For general truths:

Hard work brings success.
The sun sets in the west.

For habitual actions:

I go to school everyday.
Sam eats at 1 o' clock.

Vivid narrative:

Suddenly the police withdraws action.

To introduce quotations:

Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam says, "If you want to shine like a Sun, first burn like the Sun".

Exclamatory sentences beginning with 'here' and 'there'.

There comes the train.
Here goes the cat.

Express a future event according to a time table.

The last bus is at 9:00 p.m.
The game starts at 1:00 p.m.

In clauses of time and condition, instead of simple future tense.

I will reach before you complete the project.
If it snows, we will get stuck.

Verbs of thinking:

Ex: Believe, think, consider, agree, suppose, imagine, mind, trust, remember.

Verbs of emotion:

Ex: Feel, desire, refuse, want, love, hate, wish, prefer, hope, like, feel.

Verbs of perception:

Ex: Notice, smell, recognize, see, hear.

Verbs of appearing:

Ex: Seem, appear, look.

possess, own, belong to, contain, consist of, be have.