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17 Present Continuous

Tense

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, learner's will be able to:
• describe present continuous tense.
• create sentences using present continuous tense.

Learning Time

The verb that describes an ongoing action is the present continuous tense. In other
words, we use the present continuous tense to tell about things happening now.

Reading Time

Read these sentences.

1. Sanya is cleaning the room.
2. Puru is decorating her room.
3. They are ordering lunch.

4. The students are waiting for their school bus.
In a present continuous tense, we use is, are, am + ing with the first form of the verb.

With singular nouns, we use ‘is’. With plural nouns, we use ‘are’. With ‘I’, we use ‘am’.
For example, The bird is flying.

The children are making sand castles.
I am boating.

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