Friday, April 1, 2011

Simple Present Tense : Unit 3, I am Doing (Present Continuous)

 

She’s eating.                      It’s raining.                         They’re running.
She isn’t reading.              The sun isn’t shining.           They aren’t walking.
The Present Continous Tense is :
Am/is/are-ing (Doing/eating/raining/running/, etc.)

I                am       (not)     -ing            I’m working.

he                                                          Tom is writing a letter.
She           is          (not)    -ing            She isn’t eating.
It                                                            The telephone is ringing.

We                                                        We’re having dinner.
You          are        (not)  -ing              You’re not listening to me.
They                                                      The children are  doing their homework.

For the constraction ‘m/’s/re/isn’t/aren’t, see in Unit 1.

am/is/are-ing = something
is happening now :                             
I’m working
She’s wearing a hat
They’re playing soccer
I’m not watching television
past                                                       NOW                                                     future
-              Please be quiet. I’m working. (= I’m working now)
-              Look! Sue is wearing her new hat.  (= she’s wearing it now)
-              Don’t go out now. It’s raining.
-              “Where are the children?”   “They’re playing in the park.”
-              (on the telephone) We’re having dinner now. Can you call back later?
-              You can turn the television off. O’m not watching it.
Spelling  :
                Come = coming                                run = running                    Lie = lying
                smoke = smoking             sit = sitting                          die – dying
                write = writing                   swim = swimming

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