Present Continous — Flashcards

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The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now or around the current time. It shows something is in progress at this moment. Example: 'She is reading a book.'…

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We form it using: am/is/are + verb ending in -ing. Example: I am eating, He is playing, They are dancing.

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We use it when an action is happening right now or around now. It can also be used for planned future events. Example: 'I am watching TV now.' Or 'I am going to the park tomorrow.'…

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The helping verbs are: am (used with I), is (used with he, she, it, singular nouns), are (used with you, we, they, plural nouns). Example: I am running. She is singing.

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Example: 'The dog is barking loudly.' Here, 'is barking' shows the action is happening right now.

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The -ing form of the verb comes after 'am/is/are'. This is called the present participle. Example: playing, jumping, eating.

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He is running. We use 'is' with 'he' and add -ing to 'run'.

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We add -ing to show the action is ongoing or in progress. It helps us understand that the work has started but not finished yet. Example: 'They are studying' means they are in the middle of studying.