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أستاذ المادة ميس فليح حسن الجباوي       4/29/2011 2:12:20 PM
Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
subject    + auxiliary verb    + main verb
                   Be                base + ing
Affirmative     Negative     Interrogative
I am going     I am not going     Am I going?
You are going     You aren t going.     Are you going?
He, she, it is going     He, she, it isn t going     Is he, she, it going?
We are going     We aren t going     Are we going?
You are going     You aren t going     Are you going?
They are going     They aren t going     Are they going?

Look at these examples :
 subject    auxiliary verb     main verb     
+    I         Am         speaking         to you.
+    You         Are         reading         this.
-    She          Is not            staying         in London.
-    We         Are not            playing         football.
?    Is    He         watching         TV?
?    Are    They         waiting         for John?

The present continuous of any verb is composed of two parts - the present tense of the verb to be + the present participle of the main verb.
(The form of the present participle is: base+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Affirmative
Subject     + to be     + base+ing
she     is     talking
Negative
Subject     + to be + not     + base+ing
she     is not (isn t)     talking
Interrogative
to be     + subject     + base+ing
is     she     talking?

BE CAREFUL! Some verbs are not used in the continuous form - see below.
The verbs in the list below are normally used in the simple form, because they refer to states, rather than actions or processes:
List of common verbs normally used in simple form:
Senses / Perception
feel*, hear, see*, smell, taste
Opinion
assume, believe, consider, doubt, feel (= think), find (= consider), suppose, think*
Mental states
forget, imagine, know, mean, notice, recognize, remember, understand
Emotions / desires
envy, fear, dislike, hate, hope, like, love, mind, prefer, regret, want, wish
Measurement
contain, cost, hold, measure, weigh
Others
look (=resemble), seem, be (in most cases), have (when it means to possess)*
Notes:
•    Perception verbs (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) are often used with can : e.g.
I can see...
Examples
•    I wish I was in Greece now.
•    She wants to see him now.
•    I don t understand why he is shouting.
•    I feel we are making a mistake.
•    This glass holds half a litre.



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