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Mastering The Present Continuous Tense Positive Sentences
The Present Continuous Tense (also known as the Present Progressive Tense) is used to describe actions that are happening right now, at the moment of speaking, or temporary situations. Forming positive (affirmative) sentences in this tense is a fundamental milestone for English learners.
The Basic Formula:
Subject + TO BE (am / is / are) + Verb-ing + Object / Rest of the Sentence
How to Use the “To Be” Auxiliary Verbs:
- I takes am (e.g., I am reading a book.)
- He, She, It (Singular subjects) take is (e.g., She is playing tennis.)
- We, You, They (Plural subjects) take are (e.g., They are watching a movie.)
Rules for Adding “-ing” to Verbs:
- Standard verbs: Simply add “-ing” to the base verb (e.g., eat -> eating, go -> going).
- Verbs ending in silent ‘-e’: Drop the ‘e’ and add “-ing” (e.g., make -> making, write -> writing).
- Short verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant: Double the final consonant and add “-ing” (e.g., run -> running, sit -> sitting).
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Look! The children (play) in the garden right now.
We use the present continuous tense for actions happening at the moment of speaking. With 'The children' (plural), we use 'are' and the -ing form.
Listen! Sarah ______ (sing) a very nice song.
Sarah is a third-person singular subject, so it takes 'is' and the main verb with -ing ('is singing').
Right now, I (read) an interesting book about history.
The subject 'I' takes the auxiliary verb 'am' followed by the -ing form of the verb 'read'.
We ______ (prepare) dinner in the kitchen at the moment.
The subject 'We' is plural, which requires 'are' and the verb with -ing ('are preparing'). Note that the silent 'e' at the end of 'prepare' is dropped.
Be quiet! The baby (sleep) in the bedroom.
The phrase 'Be quiet!' indicates that the action is happening right now. The subject 'The baby' is singular, so we use 'is sleeping'.
They ______ (watch) a great movie on TV right now.
For the plural subject 'They', the correct present continuous form is 'are watching'.
Hurry up! The bus (come).
The singular subject 'The bus' takes 'is', and the verb 'come' drops its final 'e' to become 'coming'.
Look at Tom and Mark. They ______ (swim) in the pool.
Tom and Mark make a plural subject, requiring 'are'. Also, 'swim' doubles its final consonant 'm' before adding -ing ('swimming').
At the moment, my mother (cook) lunch in the kitchen.
My mother is a singular third-person subject ('she'), so it requires 'is cooking'.
I can't talk right now because I ______ (write) an important email.
The pronoun 'I' always pairs with 'am' in the present continuous tense, and 'write' drops its final 'e' to form 'writing'.
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