Present Continuous - present long time English, means
action taking place in this moment; action that is continuous process taking place at the moment of speech; future planned action. When we talk about such an event, we usually use the words now(now), at the moment(in this moment), currently, currently(currently), etc. The action is incomplete.

affirmative form

affirmative form present tense is formed from auxiliary verb "to be" in the corresponding person of the present tense ( am, is, are) and a semantic verb in the ing form ( V-ing) that follow the subject.

I am watching TV now
I am watching TV now

I am(= I "m) eat ing. -
I eat.

She is reading at the moment
She is currently reading

Is not reading a book. -
He is reading a book (now).

We are working now
We are working now.

We/you/they are(=we"re/you"re/they"re) sing ing. -
We/you(you)/they sing.

The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? -
The water is boiling at the moment. Turn it off.

Currently I am working on a very exciting project. -
Currently I am working on a very interesting project.

We can't come right now because we are watching TV. -
We can't come right now because we watch TV.

Interrogative form

To ask a question in the present continuous tense, you need to put the verb "to be" before subject, semantic verb in the shape of " -ing"should behind the subject.

Am I reading now? -
I am reading now?

Is he reading a new book? -
He reads new book?

Are we waiting for a bus? -
Are we waiting for the bus?

Are we playing basketball? -
Are we playing basketball now?

Are children enjoying the party? -
Children enjoy the holiday?

Is she speaking to her mother? -
Is she talking to her mother?

Is Mary sleeping?
Yes, she is. (She's sleeppin.)
No, she is not. (No, she is not sleeping)
No, she's not. (She's not sleeping)
No, she isn't (She isn't sleeping)

Special questions in Present Continuous

Where is Mary sleeping?
On the sofa (She's sleeping on the sofa)

Why are you watching TV?
Because I like this program. (I'm watching TV because I like this program)

Negative form

The negative form is formed by stating the negation " not" after the auxiliary verb.

They are not playing football now.
They don't play football now.

They are very busy.
They are very busy.

Compare with present indefinite:

They don "t play football at all. - They don't play football at all.

Interrogative-negative form

In the interrogative-negative form, the particle not is placed directly after the subject or before the subject, forming an abbreviated form of the auxiliary verb and particles:

Am I not working?
Is he not working? (Isn't he working?)
Are we not working? (Aren't we working?)

+ She is standing.
- She is not standing.
? Is she standing?
Yes, she is. No, she is not. (No, she isn't.)

affirmative form		Interrogative form			negative form
... + am/is/are + IV		Am/Is/Are ... + IV ?			... am/is/are not + IV
I am (=I "m) playing. I play. (now)		Am I playing? Am I playing?			I am not (=I "m not) playing. I do not play.
He She It	is playing =(..."s playing)	Is	he she it	play ing?	He She It	is not playing =(isn't playing)
We You They	are playing =(..."re playing)	Are	we you they	play ing?	We You They	are not playing =(aren't playing)

Present Continuous to express actions taking place at the moment of speech

- What are you writing? - I am writing a letter to a friend of mine.
- What are you (now) writing? I am writing (now) a letter to my friend.

They are not working. They are on their holidays. - They don't work (now). They are on vacation.

If at the moment the very fact of the action is more important for the speaker than the process, then Present Indefinite, not Present Continuous:

Why don't you answer? - Why don't you answer?

Stop talking! Why don't you listen? - Stop talking! Why don't you listen?

If two simultaneous processes occur at the moment of speech, then all three options for transferring these actions are possible: both in Indefinite, one in Indefinite - the other in Continuous, both in Continuous:

Do you hear what he says? = Do you hear what he's saying? = Are you listening to what he's saying?
Do you hear (listen) what he says

Temporal markers Present Continuous

English verbs in Present Continuous used c
temporary markers:
still- still,
now- now,
at present- currently,
at the moment- At the moment,
meanwhile- Meanwhile,
while- Bye

Moreover, the presence of words denoting the moment of speech: now, at this moment, etc. is possible, but not at all necessary.

I am sitting at my table and writing. -
I sit at the table and write. (now)

The bus is coming. -
The bus is coming.

It is raining. -
It's raining. (At the moment)

Mary, what are you doing? -
Mary, what are you (now) doing?

You are not listening to me. -
You don't listen to me.

Verbs that are not used in Continuous:

(verbs of senses)
feel - feel
hear - to hear
notice - notice
see - see,
smell - to smell,
sound - sound,
taste - try.

I hear a siren. Do you here it too

(verbs of need and need) needs and wants:
need - need,
wish - wish,
want - want.

I want an apple

(tastes and dislikes) likes and dislikes:
dislike - not to love,
hate - hate,
like - like,
love - to love,
prefer - prefer.

(knowledge)
forget - forget
know - to know
realize - realize
understand - understand.

Present continious present time Continuous is formed with the verb to be and the -ing form of the verb

To express a long action taking place in the present time period, although not necessarily at the moment of speech, for example:

I am learning to drive. -
I am learning to drive. (currently)

He is studying at school. -
He goes to school. (currently)

My husband is working on an invention. -
My husband is (currently) working on an invention.

Is not writing a new play. -
He is writing a new play. (not right now, but in given period life)

That firm is carrying on negotiations for the purchase of ore. -
This firm is negotiating the purchase of ore.

to express future action

The Present Continuous is also used to express future action:

To express a planned future action (the actor expresses both the intention to perform the action and the certainty of its completion, since there is an agreement, plan, tickets, etc.), especially with verbs denoting movement or action. In this case, the circumstances of time are almost always used. This form is typical for conversational style, and Present Indefinite for formal style.

Such constructions often contain words today, this week and even tomorrow

We are leaving tomorrow at 6.

I "m going to visit my aunt this evening -
I decided to go to my uncle's tonight.

1) To express a planned future action (the actor expresses both the intention to perform the action and the confidence in its commission, since there is an agreement, plan, tickets, etc.), especially with verbs denoting movement or action. In this case, the circumstances of time are almost always used. This form is typical of the colloquial style, while Present Indefinite is typical of the formal style.

I'm leaving tomorrow. -
I leave tomorrow.

We're flying to Paris in the morning. -
We're leaving for Paris in the morning.

We are dining out on Saturday. -
We have lunch at a party on Saturday.

He is taking his examination on Friday. -
He is taking his exam on Friday.

2 To express the future action in adverbial clauses of the condition and time of the conditions introduced by the conjunctions (if if, in case in case, etc.) or time (before before, until (till) until ... not, while in while, while, when, etc.), for example:

If I am sleeping when he comes, wake me up, please. -
If I am sleeping when he comes, please wake me up.

abbreviations in colloquial speech:

In colloquial speech, abbreviations are used:

I am \u003d I "m
He (she, it) is \u003d He "s (she" s, it "s)
We (you, they) are = we "re (you" re, they "re)
am not="m not
is not= isn't="s not
are not=aren"t="re not

He's working.
He isn't working. = He's not working.
Aren't they working?

Here you can take a lesson on the topic: Present continuous tense in English language. Present continuous tense.

In this lesson, we will get acquainted with another commonly used tense in English called Present Continuous(Present continuous). The Present Continuous is usually used for naming actions currently taking place. Additionally, this time can be characterized as unfinished and visual.

English verbs acquire special form to express the present continuous tense, namely the verb to be in the appropriate form is combined with a verb ending in the suffix -ing (Ving). Thus, the verb formula in Present Continuous is as follows: to be + Ving. For example:

He is watching football on TV. - He watches football on TV. (action is happening at the moment)

To better understand what verbs look like in Present Continuous, consider the conjugation of the verb work (to work) using personal pronouns as an example:

I am working (I "m working) - I work
you are working (you "re working) - you work / you work
he is working (he "s working) - he works
she is working (she "s working) - she works
it is working (it "s working) - he / she works (inanimate)
we are working (we "re working) - we are working
they are working (they "re working) - they work

As can be seen from the conjugation, there are also abbreviated forms. Moreover, they are preferable.

An interesting feature of verbs with the ending -ing is their pronunciation. As a rule, the last letter (g) in the ending is not read, and a deep nasal sound /ŋ/ is obtained. For example:

dancing /"da:nsiŋ/
singing /"siŋiŋ/ (particularly difficult to pronounce because of the double nasal sound)
reading /"ri:diŋ/
listening /"lisəniŋ/
writing /"raitiŋ/

There are also several spelling rules verbs to which the ending -ing is added:

1. So, for example, to verbs ending in the letter -e, when adding endings -ing, the -e disappears. For example:

change - changing (change - changes)
arrive - arriving (arrive - arrives)
dance - dancing (dance - dancing)

2. In monosyllabic verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, when adding the suffix -ing the consonant is doubled. For example:

swim - swimming (swim - swims)
run - running (run - runs)
sit - sitting (sit - sit)

3. If the verb ends with a combination of letters -ie, then when adding the ending -ing, this combination is replaced by the letter - y. For example:

lie - lying (lie - lies)
die - dying (to die - dies)
tie - tying (tie - tie)

There is a category of verbs to which ending -ing is not added. These verbs are called static verbs. These primarily include verbs of all feelings (for example: like, love, hate, smell, see, hear, etc.), verbs of thought processes (for example: think, know, understand, believe, etc. .), and all modal verbs.

I. As already noted, the Present Continuous time is closely related to the present, namely, to actions at the moment. For this reason, very often in sentences expressed in the present continuous tense there are marker words: now, at the moment. Let's look at an example:

I am reading a book now. - I am reading a book now.
They are fishing now. - They are fishing now.
Claude is watching a cartoon at the moment. - Claude is watching a cartoon at the moment.

Looking at the examples, we can conclude that in affirmative proposals in Present Continuous time great importance have subject and modified predicate, and the circumstance (now, at the moment) and the object, depending on the context, may be omitted. As a rule, even without the words now or at the moment, the formula to be + Ving in a sentence means that the action is happening right now. Let's look at a few more examples:

The baby "s (is) crying. - The child is crying (now, at the moment).
They "re having a party. - They are having a party (now, at the moment).
The dogs are barking. - Dogs are barking (now, at the moment).
She "s playing the violin. - She plays the violin (now, at the moment).
They "re moving furniture. - They move (rearrange) furniture (now, at the moment).

II. Negative sentences in Present Continuous time are formed by adding the particle "not" to the verb to be in the appropriate form. Consider the example of conjugation talk verb(speak) with personal pronouns:

I am not talking (I "m not talking) - I don't speak
you are not talking (you aren "t talking) - you don't talk / you don't talk
he is not talking (he isn "t talking) - he does not speak
she is not talking (he isn "t talking) - she does not speak
it is not talking (it isn "t talking) - he / she does not speak (inanimate; can also apply to babies, and any animals)
we are not talking (we aren't talking) - we don't talk
they are not talking (they aren't talking) - they don't talk

The examples show that abbreviations are also possible. In most cases, they are preferred. Let's take a look at some suggestions:

He isn't watching football, he's reading a magazine. He doesn't watch football, he reads a magazine.
They aren't eating cookies, they're eating ice-cream. They don't eat cookies, they eat ice cream.
The baby isn "t crying, it is sleeping. - The baby is not crying, he is sleeping.

III. AT interrogative sentences in the Present Continuous time, the verb to be is brought forward and the following word order is obtained:

To be - Subject - Ving - (Object) - (Adverbial modifier - now, at the moment)?

Let's look at a few examples:

Are you looking at the tower? Are you looking at the tower?
Is he listening to the radio now? - Is he listening to the radio now?
Are the dogs barking? - Are the dogs barking?
Are you laughing? - You're laughing?
Is she writing a letter at the moment? - Is she writing a letter at the moment?

These examples relate to general questions and require short answers: yes or no. And short answers in Present Continuous repeat the verb to be in the question. For example:

Is he watching a film at the moment? -Yes, he is. -No, he isn't. - Is he watching TV at the moment? -Yes. -No.
Are Jill and Erica arguing now? - Yes, they are. -No, they aren't. - Are Jill and Erica fighting now? -Yes. -No.

For education special issues in Present Continuous you need to use before the verb to be question word(who, what, where, etc.) For example:

What are you doing now? - What are you doing now?
Where is she going? - Where is she going?
Who are they looking for? - Who are you looking for?
Why are they crying? - Why are they crying?

Thus, we have considered the basic rules of education different types sentences in the present continuous tense, as well as some stylistic and phonetic features this time. For practice, it is recommended to build as many sentences as possible about the actions taking place around you at the moment, and this will be a good language exercise.

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The presentation is designed to work out the topic “Affirmative sentences in the present continuous tense” in the 5th grade according to the EMC “Happy English.ru” Kaufman K.I., Kaufman M.Yu. Can be used when completing the Halloween theme. The leading technology is student-centered learning. The lesson uses various types of work aimed at the development and education of the child.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Educational: consolidation of new grammatical material ( affirmative sentence in the present continuous tense); the formation of lexical and grammatical skills at the level of a sentence on the topic of the lesson.
2. Developing: development of attention, memory, imagination, development of speech skills on the topic; the formation of skills and abilities to work with the existing vocabulary, development vocabulary; development of logical thinking on the basis of the studied grammatical material.
3. Educational: fostering a sense of respect for the culture of the country of the language being studied, interest in learning a foreign language.

Educational and methodological support: Kaufman K.I., Kaufman M.Yu. textbook for 5th grade educational institutions; a computer; multimedia projector; presentation.

Time to implement the lesson: 40 minutes.

Technology:

• personality-oriented approach;
• in-depth activity approach, the formation of not only knowledge, but also skills, a shift in emphasis from an active teacher to an active student;
• new quality of visualization and level of comprehension of the material;
• development of students' independence, the formation of skills to create new knowledge, make decisions.

Teaching methods:

1. Verbal (story, conversation);
2. Visual
(illustration method - presentation);
3. Practical
(frontal work, solving tasks of various types).

During the classes

	During the classes	Notes
	1. Organizational moment.	introduction teachers. Good morning boys and girls! We have an unusual lesson today. We are going to speak about things that we are doing now. So we'll go to the country DoDidDone and work over the Present progressive tense. OK, boys and girls, let's start our lesson (slide 1)
	2. Phonetic warm-up.	Children, look at the board, read the words after me. Words on the board: lantern, mobile, garland, trick or treat, to glue, to draw, to carve, to fix, to put, to remove the inside (slide 2)
	3. Speech warm-up.	There is a wildcard sentence on the board: He ………..celebrates Halloween. (usually, often, always, sometimes, never) (slide 3) Students are asked to determine in what time the given sentence is written, and change it to a sentence in the present continuous tense.
	4. Repetition of the features of the use of affirmative sentences in Present Progressive Tense.	Students explain the features of the construction and use of sentences in Present Progressive Tense, name the auxiliary verbs, suffix and password word for this time and remember the conjugation of the verb to be (slide 4.5)
	5. Work with the text of the textbook.	Students learn how to make toys for Halloween. Fill in the table in accordance with the text (slide 6)
	6. Training exercises	Students doing exercises on the board (slide 7,8,9,10,11,12): Students solve riddles. Students are asked to transform the verb by removing the -ing suffix and check themselves by the key. Students match the actions that can be performed by these objects with tools. Students fill in the gaps in the sentences with the form of the verb to be, choose correct form the main verb from the proposed options.
	7. Summing up the lesson, reflection	Students share their impressions of the lesson.
	8. Grading, homework	That's all for today, children. Thanks you for your work. You were very active. Your marks are… Your homework is Ex. A,B p.248.

Bibliography

1. Kaufman K.I., Kaufman M.Yu. Textbook for grade 5 educational institutions. Obninsk: Title, 2009.

Present is translated as "present" and tells us that the action is being performed at the moment. Continuous is translated as "long / long" and says that the action began some time ago and is still going on.

Present Continuous is a long time. We use it when we want to say that something is in progress. For example, I am swimming, that is, I am in the process of swimming. present simple It simply shows the fact of this or that action without a process. Let's look at examples.

1. Present Simple

I drive a car.
I drive a car.

2. Present Continuous

I am driving a car.
I'm driving.

In Russian, these two sentences are translated almost identically, but but in English they express a completely different meaning:

1) just the fact that I can drive a car: I have a license and I can drive it.

2) I am driving: I have been driving a car for some time and now I am still driving, that is, I am in the process of driving.

Now let's take a closer look at exactly what cases we use present continuous.

Using Present Continuous Tense

The simple continuous tense is used in several cases.

1. When we talk about an action that is happening now (at the moment).

That is, the action began some time ago and is still ongoing (is in progress).
Example: “She is dancing” - she is in the process of dancing; "Children play with toys" - they are in the process of playing.

2. An action that is currently being performed, but not necessarily at the moment.

By this we emphasize the process of its duration.
Example: "He is studying at the university" - he is in the process of studying; "She's working on major project- She is in the process of working on a project.

Affirmative sentences in Present Continuous Tense

An affirmative sentence is formed by using the present tense auxiliary verb to be (am, are, is) and the ending -ing, which is added to the action verb.

The one about whom in question+ am/are/is + verb + -ing.

I	am
You
We	are	playing
They		swimming
She		cooking
He	is
It

for example

They are watch ing TV.
They watch TV.

I am drink ing tea.
I'm drinking tea.

He is smok ing now.
He is smoking now.

Rules for adding the ending -ing

There are several peculiarities when adding the ending -ing to verbs.

• If the verb ends with -e, then the letter e we remove and add to the verb -ing:

dance e- dance ing- dance;
mov e-mov ing-; move.

• If the verb is short, we double the last consonant:

si t-si tting- sit;
ba n-ba nning- forbid.

Exceptions: verbs ending in -x and - w:

mi x-mi xing- to mix;
flo w- flo wings- flow.

• If the verb ends with -ie, then we replace this ending with -y:

l ie-l ying- lie;
t ie-t ying- bind.

Words indicating time

The following words can help us determine what exactly is Present Continuous in front of us:

• now - now;
• at the moment - at the moment.

Let's look at examples.

They are running now.
They are running now.

I am eating now.
I am eating now.

We are working at the moment.
We are working at the moment.

She is having a break at the moment.
She is on hiatus at the moment.

Verbs not used in Present Continuous Tense

Some English verbs are never used in this tense.

1. Verbs expressing feelings

Present Continuous does not use verbs that are associated with the senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.).

• hear - to hear
• smell - to smell,
• feel - feel, etc.

2. Verbs expressing a mental state

• forget - forget,
• know - to know
• understand - understand, etc.

3. Verbs expressing emotions and desires

• love - to love,
• want - want
• like - like, etc.

4. Verbs expressing possession of something

• have - to have,
• possess - possess, etc.

Why are these verbs not used in Present Continuous?

As we have already discussed, this tense is used to emphasize that an action is in progress: we started doing it some time ago, we are doing it now, but after some time we will finish doing it.

To be used in our continuous tense, the verb must be able to last. For example: cook - you started cooking, cook now, finish after a while.

Returning to our exception verbs. We cannot start smell (sniff) or hear (hear) and end this process after some time. This is what we do all the time. We talk about what we can smell and hear. Similarly, forgetting, understanding or emotions cannot be processes, because otherwise it will turn out that these processes began sometime, now they last, and someday they will end.

Negative form in Present Continuous Tense

The negation is constructed as an affirmative sentence, only the negative particle not is added to our verb to be.

The one in question + am/are/is + not + verb + -ing.

I	am
You
We	are		playing
They		not	cooking
She			swimming
He	is
It

Examples

We are not do ing our homework now.
We are not doing homework now.

She is not drive ing at the moment.
She is not driving at the moment.

I am not listen ing music now.
I don't listen to music now.

Interrogative form in Present Continuous Tense

To ask if someone is doing something right now, the verb to be comes first.

Am/are/is + the one in question + verb + -ing?

Am	I
	you
Are	we	playing?
	they	cooking?
	she	swimming?
Is	he
	it

Statement

I am read ing the book.
I am reading a book.

You are swimm ing in a pool.
You swim in the pool.

She is clean ing her room now.
She is cleaning the room now.

The question and the positive answer (our “yes”) would look like this:

Question	Short answer (contains the verb to be)	Full answer (built as an affirmative sentence)
Am I read ing the book? I am reading a book?	Yes, I am. Yes, I read.	Yes, I am read ing the book. Yes, I am reading a book.
Are you swimm ing in a pool? Do you swim in the pool?	Yes, you are. Yes, you swim.	Yes, you are swimm ing in a pool. Yes, you swim in the pool.
Is she clean ing her room now? Is she cleaning the room now?	Yes, she is. Yes, she cleans.	Yes, she is clean ing her room now. Yes, she is cleaning the room now.

Negative answers (our “no”) would look like this:

Question	Short answer (contains the verb to be + not)	Full answer (formed as a negative sentence)
Am I read ing the book? I am reading a book?	no, I amnot. No, I don't read.	no, I am not read ing the book. No, I am not reading a book.
Are you swimm ing in a pool? Do you swim in the pool?	No, you arenot. No, you don't swim.	No, you are not swimm ing in a pool. No, you don't swim in the pool.
Is she clean ing her room now? Is she cleaning the room now?	No, she isnot. No, she doesn't clean.	No, she is not clean ing her room now. No, she is not cleaning the room now.

Examples

Are are they playing tennis?
They are playing tennis?

Yes, they are.
Yes, they are playing.

Are are they playing tennis?
They are playing tennis?

No, they are not.
No, they don't play.

Is he sleeping now
He is sleeping now?

Yes, he is sleeping now.
Yes, he is sleeping now.

Is he sleeping now?
He is sleeping now?

No, he is not sleeping now.
No, he is not sleeping now.

Special questions in Present Continuous Tense

When we ask a question with the following question words:

• what - what;
• where - where;
• who - who;
• which - which one;
• why - why.

These words are put in first place in the sentence, and the further word order will be the same as in the usual question. The scheme is this:

Interrogative word + am/are/is + the one in question + verb + -ing?

	am	I
		you
What	are	they	reading?
Where		we	playing?
why		she	cooking? Reinforcement task Now for some practice. Translate the following sentences into English. Be careful, among them are hidden sentences that relate to Present Simple. 1. She is flying in an airplane at the moment. 2. Are you studying now? Yes, I am studying. 3. She walks to work. 4. It is not raining now. 4. Do they go to school? No, they don't study. 5. I am painting a picture now. 6. He doesn't fly planes. 7. The cat lies on the table. 8. What are they reading? They read new magazines. 9. My friend understands physics. As always, leave your answers in the comments below the article.

Interrogative and negative constructions in long times are built mainly according to the same rules by which other types of interrogative and negative proposals with the verb to be.

General question in the present continuous tense formed by moving the auxiliary verb to be first before the subject, followed by the participle I:
Am I getting up at the moment? - Am I getting up now?

Positive response:
Yes, I am. I am getting up at the moment.

Negative answer:
No, I am not (I aren't, I ain't). I am not getting up at the moment.

Special question in the present continuous tense is built on the basis of the addition of the corresponding interrogative pronoun to the structure of the general question and the various changes made depending on the choice of the member of the sentence to which the question is addressed. In the question to the subject, the verb to be is in the form of the third person singular.
> original proposal;
We are reading an interesting joke about the Irishmen at the moment.
We are reading an interesting joke about the Irish at the moment.

> General question:
Are we reading an interesting joke about the Irishmen at the moment?
Are we reading an interesting joke about the Irish now?

> Question to the subject:
Who is reading an interesting joke about The Irishmen at the moment?
- Who is reading an interesting joke about the Irish now?

> Additional question:
What are we reading? - What are we reading?

>Question to the second part verbal predicate expressed by participle I:
What are we doing at the moment? - What are we doing now?

> Question to the definition of interesting:
What sort of a joke are we reading? What joke are we reading?

> Question about the Irishmen:
Who are we reading an interesting joke about at the moment?
- Who are we reading an interesting joke about now?

Important!
Since the action in the sentence in the present continuous tense takes place at the moment of speaking, the question about the adverb of time will be redundant: it is clear from the situation that we are reading a joke about the Irish at the moment.

Disjunctive question in the present continuous tense is built on the same principles as the tag question with the verb to be in the present indefinite tense:
I am getting up at the moment, am I not (aren "t I. ain" t I)?
or:
I am not getting up at the moment, am I?

Alternative question in the present continuous tense is built according to the same rules as an alternative question with the verb to be in the present indefinite tense:
Are we reading an interesting joke about the Irishmen or about the British?
Are we reading an interesting joke about the Irish or the British?

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