ENGLISH NOTE 8
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The present continuous tense expresses action in progress in the present. It's pattern in a sentence will be as follows
Subject + appropriate form of the verb " be " + the relevant verb in gerund form ( ending in ing )
Subject + am/ is/ are + relevant verb ending in - ing.
I am writing a letter now.
He is shouting .
You are playing when you are expected to study.
We are getting ready to go on a picnic.
My mother is preparing breakfast now.
Present continuous is also used sometimes to express a future action.
Tomorrow I am appearing for an interview.
Next week, my uncle is returning from London.
Hope you have grasped the use of present continuous tense.
In the next post , we shall learn the use of PRESENT PERFECT.
Sayee Jayaraman
17/02/2015
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The present continuous tense expresses action in progress in the present. It's pattern in a sentence will be as follows
Subject + appropriate form of the verb " be " + the relevant verb in gerund form ( ending in ing )
Subject + am/ is/ are + relevant verb ending in - ing.
I am writing a letter now.
He is shouting .
You are playing when you are expected to study.
We are getting ready to go on a picnic.
My mother is preparing breakfast now.
Present continuous is also used sometimes to express a future action.
Tomorrow I am appearing for an interview.
Next week, my uncle is returning from London.
Hope you have grasped the use of present continuous tense.
In the next post , we shall learn the use of PRESENT PERFECT.
Sayee Jayaraman
17/02/2015
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