Present Continuous Form in English Grammar: Usage, Rules, and Examples, Essays (high school) of Medicine

Download Present Continuous Form in English Grammar: Usage, Rules, and Examples and more Essays (high school) Medicine in PDF only on Docsity! P R E S E N T C O N T I N U O U S F O R M W e f o r m t h e p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s w i t h Be + V-ing E N G L I S H G R A M M A R Present Continuous Alfonso López Rodríguez www.alfonsolopez.es AFFIRMATIVE I am working You are He is She is It is We are You are They are Contraction: are not = aren´t is not = isn´t NEGATIVE I am not working You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not You are not They are not Contractions: I am= I´m are = ´re is = ´s INTERROGATIVE Am I working ? Are you Is he Is she Is it Are we Are you Are they SHORT ANSWERS Yes. I am Yes. He/she/it is Yes. You/we/they are No. I´m not No. He/she/it isn´t No. You/we/they aren´t U S E We use the present continuous: To talk about things that are happening now, at the moment we speak. A: What are you doing? B: I´m writing an e-mail. We´re leaving now. Goodbye. The bus is coming. To talk about things that are happening now, but not exactly at the moment we speak. My brother is looking for a job at the moment. You are spending a lot of money these days. To talk about something we have already arranged or planned to do in the future. We often give the future time (tomorow, in July, on Saturday, this afternoon, next week, etc…) A: What are you doing on Saturday morning? B: I´m meeting a friend. We´re visiting our grandparents next weekend. My sister is starting a new job next Monday. I M P O R T A N T Some verbs are not used in the present continuous. They are normally used in the simple forms. Some of the most important ones are: I am liking tennis > I like tennis. Are you knowing Maria? > Do you know Maria?. E N G L I S H G R A M M A R Present Continuous Alfonso López Rodríguez www.alfonsolopez.es like know love hate understand believe mean remember want prefer