this is a presentation of present continuous, its uses and examples.

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE MARÍA GUADALUPE GARCÍA CASTAÑEDA

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE FORM AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE

3. Question Short Answers

4. USES: Thepresentcontinuousisusedtoexpress: Anactivitythatis happening now. Ex: Don´tturnthestove off. I´mcooking. Youcan´tspeakto John. He is sleeping now 2. Anactivityorsituationthatis true now, butitisnotnecessarily happening at themoment of speaking. Ex: Don´ttakethatnotebook. Rita iswritingonit. 3.A temporaryactivity Ex: Peter is a lawyer, but he isstudyingbusinessadministrationduringtheweekends. I´m living withfriendsuntil I find a place of my own

5. 4. A plannedfuturearrangement Ex: I´mhavingdinnnerwith my parentsnextweekend We´remeeting at 7 p.moutsidethecinema. Spelling of verb + - ing Mostverbsadd -ingtothe base form of theverb. Ex: goingwearingvisitingeating 2. Verbsthatend in one -e dropthe –e. Ex: smoking cominghopingwriting Butverbsthatend in –eedon´tdropan –e Ex: agreeingseeing 3. Verbs of onesyllable, withonevowel and oneconsonant, doubletheconsonant. Ex: stoppinggettingrunningjogging Butifthe final consonantis –y or-w, itisnotdoubled. Ex: playingshowing