Present Continuous

Present Continuous - Meester Gijs https://meestergijs.nl/unit/video-3/?id=2753

The Present Continuous

 

The Present Continuous is used to:

  • Talk about something that is going on at the moment of speaking (now!).
  • Express temporary situations
  • Express irritations

 

The Present Continuous is constructed in a sentence:

  • With a form of 'to be' (am/are/is)
  • Verb + ing

 

The Present Continuous in a few examples:

 

  1. Shht! I'm reading a  book, I can't concentrate when you're making so much noise!
  2. I'm staying at the Holiday Inn for a few days.
  3. His mother is always nagging about homework.

 

You can use the Present Continuous in three different kinds of sentences:

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I am eating breakfast at the moment. I am not eating breakfast at the moment. Am I eating breakfast at the moment?
Jimmy is fishing today. Jimmy is not fishing today.

Is Jimmy fishing today?

They are walking to school now. They aren't walking to school. Are they walking to school?