Present Continuous Tense

📘 Rule Summary

Use am/is/are + verb+ing to describe current actions, temporary events, or future plans.

📝 Examples

I am working.
She is studying.
They are coming later.

📖 Explanation

🗓️ Day 5: Present Continuous Tense

📚 Learn how to describe what is happening right now, talk about temporary actions, and improve spoken fluency.

✅ PART 1: Beginner Level (A1–A2)

📖 What Is Present Continuous?

The Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about:

Actions happening now
Things happening around now, but not always
Temporary actions

🔹 Sentence Structure

Type	Formula	Example
Positive	Subject + am/is/are + verb+ing	She is studying.
Negative	Subject + am/is/are + not + verb+ing	I am not working.
Question	Am/Is/Are + subject + verb+ing?	Are you eating?

🧠 Key Verb Forms

Subject	To Be	Example
I	am	I am cooking.
He/She/It	is	She is running.
You/We/They	are	They are sleeping.

✍️ Beginner Practice:

Write 3 sentences using:

am / is / are
Action verbs like eat, play, run

Example:

I am eating dinner.
She is watching TV.
They are walking to school.

✅ PART 2: Intermediate Level (B1–B2)

🎯 Uses Beyond “Right Now”

Use Case	Example
Action at this moment	She is taking a shower.
Temporary activity	I’m staying with a friend this week.
Changing situations	The weather is getting colder.
Future plan (with time)	We are meeting them at 6 PM.

🧠 Common Mistakes

Incorrect	Correct	Why?
He watching TV.	He is watching TV.	Missing helping verb “is”
I am work today.	I am working today.	Use verb+ing in continuous
Are you goes to school?	Are you going to school?	Use go + ing, not “goes”

🧪 Practice

Fix the sentences:

She eating breakfast now. → She is eating breakfast now.
They playing football. → They are playing football.
I am go to the market. → I am going to the market.

🧾 Conversation Example

👩: What are you doing?
👦: I’m reading a book. What about you?
👩: I’m watching a documentary on Netflix.

✅ PART 3: Advanced Level (C1+)

🎯 Common Advanced Uses

🔹 Describing Change or Trends

The economy is improving.
She is becoming more confident.
More people are using smartphones.

🔹 Future Fixed Arrangements

(used with future time)

I’m meeting John at 5 PM.
We’re flying to Delhi tomorrow morning.
Are you joining the call later?

🧠 Stative Verbs (non-continuous)

Some verbs are not usually used in Present Continuous:

Category	Examples
Emotions	love, hate, like, prefer
States	know, believe, understand, need
Possession	have, own, belong

✅ Use Present Simple instead:

❌ I am knowing the answer.
✅ I know the answer.

✍️ Advanced Task

Write 4 sentences using:

A temporary action
A future plan
A changing situation
A correction with stative verb

Examples:

I’m working on a project this week.
We are flying to Japan tomorrow.
Prices are rising quickly.
I have a car. (not “I’m having”)

🎯 End-of-Day Summary

Skill	Mastered?
am/is/are + verb+ing structure	✅
Speaking about current and future events	✅
Understanding stative vs. action verbs	✅
Making correct questions and negatives	✅