م5/ The Present Continuous Tense

The Present Continuous Tense
1- Form
is
S + am + (V – ing) …
are
Examples:
- He is taking me to the theater.
- I am meeting Nada tonight.
- They are reading English.
2 - This tense is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking, or for an action happening now.
- I m standing near the door.
- Selma is sitting at the back.
3- In the negative we use not after (is, am or are). In the interrogative the verbs (is, am or are) are used before the subject. Examples:
- She is not cooking.
- Are you writing your lesson?
4- The following adverbs are used with this tense:
now, at this moment, at the present time
5- The following verbs cannot be used in this tense:
a- Verbs of sensation:
see, hear, taste, smell
Ex. I see you or I can see you
b- Verbs that indicate mental states:
know, understand, believe, suppose, think, remember, forget, notice,
agree, hope, wish, mean, love ,want,…

Examples:
- I understand you.
- I feel you are wrong.
-This coffee tastes bitter.
C-Verbs that indicate states or qualities such as size, ownership,
structure:
consist of, include, contain, belong to, posses, own, owe, have, need
- She needs some money.
Listed below are examples, uses and structure of the Present Continuous followed by a quiz.
1. Things that are happening now, at the moment.
What are you doing?
She s reading in the garden.
They re not standing in the rain.
2. Actions happening in a period around the present moment in time.
I m reading "The Surgeon s Mate" by Patrick O Brian.
Whose account are you working on?
She s studying hard for her final exam.