Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

   February 16, 2019       barkha verma

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Present Continuous Tense

(Affirmative Sentences)

Read the rules given below

• Is/am/are+i form+ing is used.
• When the subject is he, she, it or some singular numbers, is used and the first of the main verb with ing. 
• Am is used with "i"
• When the subject is you, we, they or some plural numbers are+first forms of the main verb+ withing is used.

Study the following sentences carefully:

1. Gita is singing a song.
2. They are talking.
3. I am writing a story.
4. We are learning our lesson.
5. The birds are flying.
6. You are running.
7. The gardener is sowing the seed.
8. We are walking.
9. Babli is weeping.
10. The teacher is teaching the class.
11. The book is selling like hot cakes.
12. They are talking about exercise.
13. Somebody is knocking at the door.
14. We principal sitting in the office.
15. We are going to see movies.

(Negative Sentences)

Read the rules given below:

• In present continuous tense, we use is/am/are+i form+ing
• When we are to use not, we use it between is/am/are and i form + ing.
• Is not, am not, are not

Study the following sentences carefully:

1. Mamta is not singing
2. Shila is not coming.
3. They are not sleeping.
4. He is not selling vegetables today.
5. I m not going.
6. You are reading.
7. I am not leaving for calcutta in the pond.
8. The teacher is not calling the roll.
9. The well is not working.
10. The cobbler is not mending the shoes.
11. They are doing nothing new.
12. They are not extinguishing the fire.
13. We are not going on a picnic today.

(Interrogative Sentences and Interro Negative Sentences)

Read the rules given below

• In present continuous tense/interrogative sentences, the helping verb is/am/are is placed before the subject duly and after the subject is written the First form of the main verb withing, and a question mark is put at the end of the sentence.
• In Interro-negative Sentences-first comes is/am/are and then the subject, after the not and then the first form of the main verb+ing.

Study the following sentences carefully:

1. Am I cutting jokes?
2. Are you writing a book?
3. Is she singing?
4. Are they working?
5. Am I telling a story?
6. Are you going home?
7. Are you playing Football?
8. Is he talking an examination?
9. Is rupa dancing?
10. Are all the girls talking?
11. Is Seema washing her clothes?
12. Is he sitting on the chair?
13. Are you not taking charge of the new post?
14. Are you collecting stamps of different ages?