Friday, September 27, 2024

IX grade (Present Continuous)

 The present continuous (sometimes called the present progressive) tense in English is really easy to make and is the same for all verbs. We make it using the present simple of 'be' + verb-ing:

Click here to download this explanation as a pdf.

Click here if you'd prefer to learn how to USE this tense.

Here is how we make the positive:

PositivePositive Short Form
am sleepingI'm sleeping
you are sleepingyou're sleeping
he is sleepinghe's sleeping
she is sleepingshe's sleeping
it is sleepingit's sleeping
we are sleepingwe're sleeping
they are sleepingthey're sleeping

We can make the negative by adding 'not':

NegativeNegative Short Form
am not sleepingI'm not sleeping
you are not playingyou aren't playing
he is not readinghe isn't reading
she is not workingshe isn't working
it is not rainingit isn't raining
we are not cookingwe aren't cooking
they are not listeningthey aren't listening

Practise making the positive and the negative forms (exercise 1)
Practise making the positive and the negative forms (exercise 2)

Questions are also really, really easy. Just like we made the question with 'be' in the present simple, here we also put 'am', 'is', or 'are' before the subject to make a 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No Questions
am I eating chocolate ?
are you studying now ?
is he working ?
is she doing her homework ?
is it raining ?
are we meeting at six ?
are they coming ?

For 'wh' questions, just put the question word at the front:

Wh Questions
Why am I eating chocolate ?
What are you studying now ?
When is he working ?
What is she doing ?
Why is it raining ?
Who are we meeting ?
How are they travelling ?

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-5.html

VI grade (Plural Nouns)