Present Continuous

Present Continuous Situations that are happening now; temporary actions. • I’m teaching John. • I’m talking now. • The man is going away.

Present Continuous At present, at the moment, now, today, this week.

Present Continuous – future meaning (planned situations) My family is traveling to France next holiday.

Affirmative – Negative - Interrogative I am You are We are They are dancing. She is He is It is I am not You are not We are not They are not dancing. She is not He is not It is not Am I Are you Are we Are they dancing? Is she Is he Is it

Present Continuous I am speaking. She is speaking. I am not speaking. She is not speaking. Am I speaking? Is she speaking?

Present Continuous Verbs ending in E → e goes out + ing. Ex.: I’m not smoking. Verbs ending in EE → ing. Ex.: He’s agreeing. Verbs ending in IE → ying. Ex.: She’s lying. Verbs ending in Y → ing. Ex.: They are saying. Verbs ending in CVC → double letter + ing. Ex.: We are cutting.

Present Continuous Exception: dye → dyeing, singe → singeing, ski → skiing, fix → fixing, to age → ageing/aging, to travel → traveling/travelling.