Present Progressive Tense

What is Present Progressive Tense /present Continous tense?

The Present Continuous  is mainly used to express the idea that something is happening at the moment of speaking. Another use of the tense is to talk about what we are planning to do

The Fomula :

(+) S +  To Be (am,is,are) + V₁+ing + O + Time Signal

(-) S + To Be (am,is,are ) + not + V₁ +O+Time Signal

(?)To Be(Am,is,are)    + S  +V₁ + O  +  Time Signal ?

We can Use Present Proggresive Tense For :

1. talk about something which is happening at the time of speaking (now, at the moment).
2. talk about something which is happening at present, but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.
3. We can use the Present Continuous when we talk about temporary actions taking place only for a period of time (today, this week, this semester, this year)
4. To express current trends
5. Sometimes we use the Present Continuous to describe a planned action in the near future
6. We can use the Present Continuous when we talk about repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (always, constantly)

Look at these examples with the main verb Play:

	subject	auxiliary verb		main verb+Ing	Object	Time signal
+	I, you, we, they	am are are		playing	football	now
	He,she, it	is		playing	football	right now
-	I, you, we, they	am are are	not	playing	football	at the momment
	He, she, it	is	not	playing	football	today
?	am are are	I, you, we, they		playing	football	at 12:30
	is	he, she, it		playing	football	this week

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

	subject	main verb
+	I	am		French.
	You, we, they	are		French.
	He, she, it	is		French.
-	I	am	not	old.
	You, we, they	are	not	old.
	He, she, it	is	not	old.
?	Am	I		late?
	Are	you, we, they		late?
	Is	he, she, it		late?

John drives a taxi.
past	present	future
I am reading Present Continous Tense Topic at The Momment

Look at these examples:

• They are spending this week in Paris.
• The telephone is ringing!
• They are doing their homework.
• We are studying English and Spanish.
• He is always complaining from his colleagues.
• On-line shopping is growing rapidly nowdays.
• I'm leaving for Padang tomorrow morning.

>Simple Present Tense Quiz

1	Are You  eatingeatsbe eaten My chocolate milk?	Click for answereating
2	Randy playingcatchingsharinganything that interesting now	Click for answersharing
3	IsAreAm They playing card today?	Click for answerAre
4	My father  isaream talking with our  neighbour.	Click for answeris
5	Sorry, Lisa amisbe not here at the moment.	Click for answeris
6	IsAreAmhe coming tonight?	Click for answeris
7	Robert isdoesare not go to my school.	Click for answerdoes
8	My parents liveare living liveIn  apartment.	Click for answerare living
9	I'm  diddoingdo are my homework Now	Click for answerdoing
10	She is singsingingsang beatifully	Click for answersinging