b) Present Continuous /
Progressive Tense: The action that is progressing at this moment is called
Present Continuous Tense. It is also called Present Progressive Tense.
Affirmative
Sentence
Rule:
Subject + am / is/ are (auxiliary) + verb + ing + extension
For example,
I am studying a
novel now. He is teaching me English. You are not doing well in your examinations.
Sorna is reading a comic book now. I am still living in Satkhira. At this
moment, I am taking my meal. The company is not doing well this year.
Note: The Time Adverbs
used in Present Continuous Tense: Now, still, at present, at this moment, this
year, this week,
For example,
These grapes are tasting sour. (Wrong)
I am thinking that the earth moves
round the sun. (Wrong)
She is seeming sad. (Wrong). I am seeing a helicopter. (Wrong)
Note: The following verbs are not used in Continuous Tense
rather used in Present Indefinite Tense. They are: Like, love, hate, want,
need, prefer, know, realise, suppose, mean, understand, believe, remember,
belong to, fit, contain, consist of, seem, see, hear, smell, taste, look, feel,
deem, possess, continue, notice, recognise, appear, wish, desire, hope, refuse,
prefer, think, suppose, agree, forget, imagine, mind, trust, consider, have
(possess), own, doubt, weigh, cost, measure, equal, dislike,
For
example,
I am going to
the Ukraine tomorrow.
He is going to
start an essay titled ‘Of Studies’ by
Francis Bacon.
Note: We use Present Continuous Tense with near future. In this
case, you are well prepared to do it.
Rule: For temporary
actions, we use the tense:
For example,
Borney is
studying English. She is fishing now.
Negative
Sentence
Rule:
Subject + am / is / are + not + verb + ing + extension
For example,
He is not
helping me. I am not watching television. They are not cutting the trees.
Adding
‘ing’
Rule
1: If a verb ends a ‘consonant’
and the ‘consonant’ precedes a ‘vowel’, we must double the ending
consonant.
For example,
He is swimming in the river. (Swim)
The thief is running away. (Run). He is cancelling
the items. (Cancel)
Rule
2: If a verb ends with ‘y’/
‘w’, we keep the ‘y’ / ‘w’ while
adding ‘ing’.
For example,
Kona is trying to help me. He is studying a poem titled “The Road Not Taken.”
Rule
3: If a verb ends with ‘e’,
we leave out the vowel while adding ‘ing’.
For example,
He
is making a cup of tea. (Make). They are taking her to prison for treason. (Take)
Exceptional: Age – ageing, singe – singeing, dye – dyeing
Exceptional:
A verb ending with the double ‘ee’ is not changed while adding
‘ing’. Such as: agree –
agreeing, see – seeing,
Interrogative
Sentence
Rule:
Am / is / are + subject + verb + ing + extension + ?
For example,
Are you learning
English? What am I doing now? Where are you going? Is she teaching you?
Modal
Auxiliary
Can,
could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, need, dare, ought to and the
rest.
For example,
I
could do it. He should help the poor. Sabina would
go there. I ought to read
Shakespeare.
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