Present Continuouns

 

GRAMMAR

Present Continuous Tense

O present continuous é formado pelo verbo to  be no presente mais o gerúndio do verbo principal.

Ex.: I am playing football.

AM - verb TO BE

PLAYING - main verb in the gerund (verbo principal no gerúndio)

Observe o verbo read no simple present e no present continuous tense:

Simple Present                    Present Continuous

I read                                    I am reading

You read                               You ae reading

He, she reads                      He, she is reading  

We read                                we are reading

You read                               You are reading

They read                             They are reading

 

NEGATIVE                           INTERROGATIVE

I am not reading.                 Am I reading?

You are not reading.          Are you reading?

He, she is not reading.       Is He, she reading?

We are not reading.              Are we reading?

You are not reading.          Are you reading?

They are not reading.         Are they reding?