Present Progressive

Present continuos is also called...

• Following present

• Present Progressive

• Present "ing"

It is used to talk about

• A past action

• An action happening right now

• An action in the future

Affirmative sentences in this tense are composed by

• Subject + gerund + verb to be

• Subject+ verb to be + gerund

• Subject + gerund

Negative sentences are composed by

• Subject + not+ verb to be + gerund

• Subject+ verb to be + not + gerund

• Subject + gerund + not + verb to be

The first element we use to make questions in Present continuous is

• verb to be

• gerund

• Subject

Present continuous can also be used to talk about

• something happening around the time of speaking but not necessarily at this exact moment

• something happening at an exact moment in the past.

• Something happening at an exact moment in the future

Common expressions used with Present continuous

• tomorrow, next , on

• now, yesterday, before

• now, right now, at the moment, still

You _______ __________ a movie.

• is- watching

• do- watching

• are- watching

Andrea _____ _____ homework.

• are- doing

• is- doing

• am- doing

_____ is sleeping at home.

• You

• He

• I