Present Continuous Flashcards
We can use the present continuous to express actions that irritates the speaker (we need to use the word “always”).
Ex:
You are always turning the tv off!
They are always listening loud music!
The present continuous is mainly used when we want to express that the action is happening in the moment that we are talking.
Ex:
Structure:
I am cleaning the house.
What are you doing?
I am not cleaning the house.
To be + verb + ing
We can use the present continuous to express a action that occurs in the present but not necessary in the moment we speak.
Ex:
My friend Joanne is reading a very good book.
Jim is teaching German and learning Japanese.
The present continuous is also used to describe exceptions to the routine.
Ex:
I usually drink soda at dinner, but tonight i’m drinking champagne.
The present continuous can be used to describe future plans(the time of the action needs to be informed).
Ex:
The shareholders (the owner of a share in company) are flying to Boston tomorrow.
When a question is made in the present continuous
This question should be answered in the present continuous.
When the verb ends with C + V + C
We double de last consonant and add the “ing”.
When the verb ends with “IE”
We remove the “IE” and add the “YING”
When the verb ends with “E”
We remove the “E” and add the “ING”
She hears
X
He smells
X
She wants
X
They cut
They are cutting
They see
X
She sits
She is sitting
I tie
I am tying
He closes
He is closing
She cares
X
They taste
X
They realize
Xw
She belong
X
They think
X
It memorizes
It is memorizing
I am
I am being
She believes
X
I love
X
They understand
X
She fears
X
She enjoys
She is enjoying
They detest
X
I wish
X
I remember
X
She notices/observe
X
She minds
X
I adore
X
She means
X
She looks
She is looking
They own
X
She dies
She is dying
We set
We are setting
They fly
They are flying
She travels
She is traveling
I lie
I am lying
I drink
I am drinking
He throws
He is throwing
He does
He is doing
They feel
They are feeling
She says
She is saying
