The present continuous story

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE STORY<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63sIpMF4Fn-S6WsB2sZG5wjrGCLGerWJcN48AdMl1mGKRIhTVswJd1_nCQ5UxfdN5tXaKTrpS60cucbxijurR03e1QWBZEL4fbgoIsl7ZKuIpgIeqarCPUcfLJU9s5DwBOukF8hQX7_g/s1600/PRESENT+CONT+STORY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63sIpMF4Fn-S6WsB2sZG5wjrGCLGerWJcN48AdMl1mGKRIhTVswJd1_nCQ5UxfdN5tXaKTrpS60cucbxijurR03e1QWBZEL4fbgoIsl7ZKuIpgIeqarCPUcfLJU9s5DwBOukF8hQX7_g/s1600/PRESENT+CONT+STORY.png" /></a></div> <div> <br /> My name is Eric. This is our house. I am in the hall now. I am going to the kitchen. My mother is there. She is making the dinner. But i am very hungry. I want to eat somethings before the dinner. <br /> <br /> This is my mother. She is making the dinner.<br /> <br /> -Hi mam. Is the dinner ready?<br /> -Hi Eric. Yes, the dinner is ready. What is Emma doing?<br /> -I don't know.<br /> -Can you call her and your father for dinner?<br /> <br /> Emma is my sister. She is sleeping at the moment.<br /> <br /> - Emma! Are you still sleeping? Wake up! The dinner is ready.<br /> - Be quick emma, we are waiting for you.<br /> <br /> And i am sure that my father is watching TV in the living room. Yes, my father is in the living room and he is watching TV.<br /> <br /> -The dinner is ready dad!<br /> -Ok. I am coming.</div>

The present continuous story

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE STORY My name is Eric. This is our house. I am in the hall now. I am going to the kitchen. My mother is ...

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The present continuous tense

<div style="text-align: center;"> ENGLISH GRAMMAR WITH COMICS</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyLf6QkLvl7nzV81emvVU5HjHHNgeXKBk_ce2hSQ9h7Ovdpui7YNUt2Ldkn-S0fFU0qyCSWNehIdGfPB_9HC-KMOG_hd8-KKjCu3qmuMdx_4deGpgsqyJUXjl3SeWuWAPHFF4jC98cp8/s1600/pRESENT_+cONT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyLf6QkLvl7nzV81emvVU5HjHHNgeXKBk_ce2hSQ9h7Ovdpui7YNUt2Ldkn-S0fFU0qyCSWNehIdGfPB_9HC-KMOG_hd8-KKjCu3qmuMdx_4deGpgsqyJUXjl3SeWuWAPHFF4jC98cp8/s1600/pRESENT_+cONT.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE  TENSE</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: orange;">USE:</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We use present progressive to say that things are (not) happening now or around now.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: orange;"><u>STRUCTURE:</u></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Affirmative: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> (Pro)noun + to be (am, is, are) + Ving (Verb+ing) (We add -ing at theend of the verb in porgressive tenses)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>I am waiting here for my friend.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Negative e:</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> We use "not" after "am, is, are" in present continuous tense. </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>He is not (isn't) coming by bus.</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Interrogative:</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> We use "am, is, are" at the begining of the sentence to make question.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Are you waiting for me?</i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Short answers are:</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Yes, I am.</i> Or, <i>No, I am not.</i></div>

The present continuous tense

ENGLISH GRAMMAR WITH COMICS THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE  TENSE USE: We use present progressive to say that things are (not) hap...

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