Present Continuous Tense — Flashcards

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The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that is happening right now, at the moment of speaking. It shows that something is in progress. Example: She is reading a book.

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We form the Present Continuous Tense using: **am / is / are + verb-ing** - I am playing. - He is running. - They are studying.

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The helping verbs used are: - **am** → with 'I' - **is** → with 'he', 'she', 'it', or singular nouns - **are** → with 'we', 'you', 'they', or plural nouns Example: I am dancing. / She is singing.

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**am** → used only with 'I' **is** → used with singular subjects (he, she, it, Ram, cat) **are** → used with plural subjects (we, you, they, children) Examples: - I am eating. - The dog is barking. -…

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When a verb ends in 'e', we drop the 'e' and add -ing. Examples: - write → writing - dance → dancing - drive → driving ⚠️ Exception: If the verb ends in 'ee', keep both e's: see → seeing.

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For one-syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC), we double the last letter before adding -ing. Examples: - run → running - sit → sitting - get → getting But: 'read' → reading (no do…

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Verbs ending in '-ie' change to '-y' before adding -ing. Examples: - die → dying - lie → lying - tie → tying Remember: This is a special spelling rule!

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1. I am writing in my notebook. 2. My brother is watching TV. 3. The birds are flying in the sky. These actions are happening at this very moment.