The Present Continuous / Progressive
John is in his car. He is in his way to work.
He is driving to work This means he is driving now: “at the time of speaking” This is the present continuous. |
The past continuous (progressive) tense
This page will present the present continuous:
You may also be interested by the past continuous
- its form
- and its use.
The form of the present continuous tense
The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous:
Iam eating. ’m You, we, they are ’re He, she, it is 's The interrogative forms of the present continuous
Am I eating? Are you, we, they Is he, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous
I am not eating. ’m not You, we, they are not aren't He, she, it is not isn't
The use of the present continuous tense
- The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of speaking. Example:
- Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath)
- What are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don't you know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning English.
- The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished yet.
Example:
- I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet
Special verbs
There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous.http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-present-progressive.php#.U2ip7m0gFjI
Examples:
be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish
It's not correct to say:
He is wanting to buy a new car.*You must say:
He wants to buy a new car.
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