Structure of Simple Present Continuous Tense
|
Affirmative |
subject + is/am/are + V4+object |
James is eating rice. |
|
Negative |
subject + is /am/ are + not
+V4+object |
James is not eating rice. |
|
Interrogative |
Is/Am/Are+subject + V4+object? Wh+is/am/are + subject + V4+
object? |
Is James eating rice?
What is James eating? |
|
Passive |
object + is/am/ are + being+V3+ by
+ subject |
Rice is being eaten by James. |
The Present
Continuous tense
is used:
(a) To express things happening now/at the moment:
ü What are you doing now?
ü
The
boys are reading in the class.
ü
I
am working on a new project.
ü
They
are not standing in a queue.
(b) To express future planned arrangements:
ü
They
are arriving Jamesorrow.
ü
I
am going to give an interview on June 20.
ü
Is
he visiting his parents next week?
(c)
Expressions like: Stop,
Listen, Look, Don't make a noise, Don't disturb which draw attention:
ü
Look!
The bus is coming.
ü
Listen!
The dog is barking.
ü
Don't
disturb me. I'm reading.
(d) Gradual change:
ü
The
children are growing fast.
ü
The
price of land is rising rapidly.
(e) After but today / but now:
ü
He
always play tennis but today he is playing baseball.
ü
I
always drink tea but now I'm drinking coffee.
(f) In
these adverbs of time: now, still, this week, this month, at present, currently
, at the moment, at this time.
ü
You
are not swimming now.
ü
I
am resting at the moment.
ü
They
are reading at present.