The present continuous tense

3. How to use

➣ Describe an action happening at the moment of speaking

For example:

• They are watching TV now. (They are watching TV now.)

• Tim is riding his bike to school at the moment. (At this moment Tim is cycling to school.)

They are watching TV now

➣ Describes an event or action that is generally happening but not necessarily happening at the moment of speaking

For example:

• Iam finding a job.(I am looking for a job.)=> It's not necessarily that I'm looking for a job at the time of speaking, but I'm in the process of looking for a job (after graduating or after leaving my old company.)

• He is reading "Gone with the wind". (He is reading "Gone with the wind".) =>It means that she started reading this book a few days ago but hasn't finished it yet, but at the moment of speaking she is not reading this book.

He is reading "Gone with the wind"

➣ Describes an event that has been planned for the future

For example:

• I bought the ticket yesterday. I am flying to New York tomorrow.(I bought the ticket yesterday. Tomorrow I will fly to New York.)

• What are you doing next week? (What will you do next week?)

I bought the ticket yesterday. I am flying to New York tomorrow.

➣ Describes a frequently repeated action that causes annoyance or discomfort to the speaker, often used in sentences that use “always”

For example:

• He is always coming late. late. (He is always late.)

• Why are you always putting your dirty clothes on your bed? (Why do you always leave dirty clothes on the bed?)

• They are always arguing. (They always argue with each other.)

They are always arguing

➣ Used to describe something that changes or develops

• The children are growing Quickly. (The child grew tall so quickly.)

• The climate is changing rapidly. rapidly. (The climate changes rapidly.)

• Your English is improving. (Your English is improving.)

The children are growing quickly

➣ Describes something new, in contrast to a previous situation

• These days most people are using email instead of written letters. (Today most people use email instead of writing letters by hand.)

• What sort of clothes are teenagers wearing nowadays? What sort of music are they listening big? (What kind of fashionable clothes are the teenagers wearing? What kind of music are they listening to?)

These days most people are using email instead of writing letters

4. Identification signs

➣ In the sentence there are adverbs of time

– Now: now – Right now: Right now – At the moment: at this moment – ​​At present: at present – ​​At + specific time (at 10 o’clock)

For example:

• I am not listening to radio at the moment. (I'm not listening to the radio right now)

• It is storming now. (It's stormy)

➣ There are verbs in the sentence – Look! (Look!)– Listen! (Listen!)– Keep quiet! (Be quiet)

For example:

• Now my sister is going shopping with my father. (Now my sister is going shopping with my dad.)

• Look! The bus is coming. (Look! the bus is coming.)

• Listen! Someone is laughing. (Listen! Someone is laughing.)