Unit 5
Present Continuous
Positive sentences
I
You/ we/ they
He/ she/ it
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Am
Are
is
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Participle 1 (V+ing)
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For example: I am reading.
The short form:
I’m reading.
We/they/you’re reading.
He/she/it’s reading.
If the verb ends in - e, this letter disappears, for instance: to make – making.
If the verb ends in -ie, it will have the ending – ying, for instance: to lie – lying.
If the verbs ends in a vowel + a consonant: to stop, to plan, to swim, to run, to get the consonant doubles: to stop – stopping, to plan - planning, to run – running, to get – getting, to swim – swimming. We double the consonant if we stress the last part of the word, for instance: prefer – preferring, to begin – beginning.
Negative Sentences
I
You, we, they
He, she, it
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Am
Are not +
Is
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Participle 1 (V+ing)
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For example: I am not reading.
The short form: He /she/it isn’t reading.
You/we/they aren’t reading.
Questions
Am
Are
is
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I
You/we/they
He/she/it
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Participle 1 (V+ing)
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For example: Are you reading ?
When we use this tense:
We use Present Continuous when we talk about the actions which happen now, at this moment: I am reading a book now.
We use this tense when we talk about the actions that take place today, these days, this month / year/week: I am attending English courses this month.
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