Download THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: VERB “sleep”

THE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE:
VERB “sleep”
Bobby
What is
Bobby
doing?
Bobby is
sleeping!
Present continuous tense
Subject + Verb “to be”+ verb ing form
I
am
sleeping
You
are
sleeping
is / ‘s
sleeping
are
sleeping
You
are
sleeping
They
are
sleeping
He,She, It
We
Spelling rules for the “ing” form
RULE 1
A consonant + e
SMILE
Drop the e and add ing SMILING
RULE 2
One vowel+one consonant
SIT
Double the consonant and add ing Sitting
RULE 3
2 vowels+one consonant read reading
RULE 4
2 consonants not duble
Brush Brushing
Present continuous tense
negative form and questions
Is she
sleeping?
No she
isn’t,she ‘s
playing golf
Present continuous (negative form)
Subject + verb “to be”+ not + verb - ing form
I
am
not
playing
You
are
not
playing
He, she,
it
We
is
not
playing
are
not
playing
You
are
not
playing
They
are
not
playing
Present continuous (questions)
Verb to be + subject + verb ing form
Am
I
playing?
Are
You
playing?
Is
He ,She ,It
playing?
Are
We
playing?
Are
You
playing?
Are
They
playing?
Non-Continuous Verbs
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The "Non-Continuous Verbs," are rarely used in continuous tenses.
They include:
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Abstract Verbs
to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist...
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Possession Verbs
to possess, to own, to belong...
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Emotion Verbs
to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind...
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Examples:
He is needing help now. Not Correct
He needs help now. Correct
He is wanting a drink now. Not Correct
He wants a drink now. Correct
• What are these people doing?
What are they doing