2Present simple (I do) 3 Present continuous and present simple 1 (1 am doing and I do) 4 Present continuous and present simple 2 (I am doing and I do) 5 Past simple (I did) 6 Past continuous (I was doing) 7 Present perfect 1 (I have done) 8 Present perfect 2 (I have done) 9 Present perfect continuous (I have been doing) 10 Present perfect
This page will help you if you canāt remember the difference between the Present Continuous tense āI am doingā, and the Present Simple tense āI doā. Which tense you use depends on how you see the state or action. If you use the Present Simple āI doā, you think something is permanent. This means we often use the Present Simple to talk about general and scientific facts, our routines or habits, to give definitions and to describe things. The Present Continuous āI am doingā means the action is happening now or around now, is unfinished, or temporary. We use it to talk about trends and changes, or about situations happening now that are different from normal. āI live in London.ā This is my home. āI am living with my parents.ā A temporary situation until I buy my own house. āHot air rises.ā A scientific fact. āHouse prices are rising.ā A trend happening now. āI drive to work every day.ā My routine or habit. āI am walking to work this week.ā My car is being repaired. āAt work I write letters to customers.ā My job routine. āIm writing a difficult letter.ā This is what I am doing right now and I havenāt finished yet. So the most important rule is that you use the Present Simple āI doā for permanent states and the Present Continuous āI am doingā for changes and trends. Some verbs cannot be used in the Present Continuous tense. This is because they already suggest permanence. These include Verbs of possession ā own, have, belong. Although you can say āI am having a partyā, it doesnāt mean you own the party, it means you are hosting a party. Verbs of the mind ā believe, know, think, forget. Verbs of emotion ā love, hate, detest. Verbs of the senses ā see, hear, smell, taste. āIām seeing the doctor tomorrowā means I am going to visit the doctor, but āI see the doctorā means āthe doctor is standing in front of meā. Verbs of geographical location ā lie. āLondon lies on the River Thamesā. UnitI am doing (Present Continuous) A/ The present exercises in one volume ā¢ It can be used for self-study or as supplementary course material The forms used in Basic Grammar in Use are those which are most used and generally accepted in standard Unit I am doing (Present Continuous) A/ The present. Skip to content Reading 2 min Views 845 Published by February 7, 2021 Contents The Present Continuous / ProgressiveThe past continuous progressive tenseThe form of the present continuous tenseThe affirmative forms of the present continuousThe interrogative forms of the present continuousThe negative forms of the present continuousThe use of the present continuous tenseSpecial verbsExamplesExercises on the themeThe Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to workThis means he is driving now āat the time of speakingāThis is the present continuous. The past continuous progressive tense This page will present the present continuous its formand its use. You may also be interested in a lesson about the past continuous The form of the present continuous tense The verb to be in the simple presentverb + ing The affirmative forms of the present continuous Iameating.āmYou, we, theyareāreHe, she, itiss The interrogative forms of the present continuous AmIeating?Areyou, we, theyIshe, she, it The negative forms of the present continuous Iam noteating.ām notYou, we, theyare notarenātHe, she, itis notisnāt The use of the present continuous tense The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of is Mary? She is having a bath. Not she has a bathWhat are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Donāt you know? Well ā¦ you are reading this lesson. You are learning present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasnāt finished am reading a book; itās a nice book. It means = I am not necessarily reading it; I started reading it but I havenāt finished it yet. Special verbs There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous. Examples be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish These verbs are called stative verbs in contrast to action verbs also referred to as dynamic verbsā such as work, play, eat, etc.ā Itās not correct to say He is wanting to buy a new car.* You must say He wants to buy a new car. Exercises on the theme It_to rain 1. 2 Put the verb into the correct form Sometimes you need the negative (I' m not doing etc.) 1 Please don't make so much noise I 'm trying (try) today) B: Yes, I have a lot to The company I work for isn't. luanvansieucap. 0. luanvansieucap. Luįŗn VÄn - BĆ”o CĆ”o As we have already seen, Present Continuous is generally used to indicate that something is happening at the time of speaking. On the other hand, Simple Present is used for things that are generally true, things that repeat, or for things that happen sometimes/all the time. We can also look at the difference between Present Continuous and Simple Present by considering āI am doingā Present Continuous versus āI doā Simple Present. Examples Iām doing the laundry. right now I do the laundry every Monday. repeating event Sam is washing the car. right now Sam washes the car every week. repeating event Mary is watching TV. right now Mary watches TV whenever sheās bored. generally true Note Certain words do not generally use a Present Continuous form believe depend forget hate know like love mean need prefer remember understand want Exercises In the following sentences, determine whether you should use Present Continuous or Simple Present form. Remember that the Present Continuous needs the correct form of ābeā. If the sentence is a question, remember to include the correct form of ādoā for question formation. Example _____ tomatoes? you / like ==> Do you like tomatoes? Please be quiet ā _____ now. the baby / sleep ==> Please be quiet ā the baby is sleeping now. 1. _____ a sweater for her cousinās birthday. Susan / knit 2. _____ broccoli for dinner, but _____ that vegetable. Mother / cook, Steve / hate 3. _____ so hard I canāt see across the street. it / snow 4. _____ your first day of school as a child? you / remember 5. Tonight _____ about rattlesnakes. the lecturer / speak 6. _____ lectures about rattlesnakes all over the country. he / give 7. Where _____? you / go 8. _____ tea over coffee. she / prefer 9. _____ three languages. Paul / speak 10. _____ in ghosts? you / believe 11. _____ always _____ my cousinās birthday, so _____ it down on my calendar. I / forget, I / write 12. _____ fast whenever heās mad. Jim / drive 13. _____ in a golf tournament this weekend. Tim / play 14. _____ in tournaments every chance he gets. he / play 15. _____ a book for her literature class. Karen / read 16. _____ so much that the city park by the river is now flooded. it / rain 17. Why didnāt Bill study for his test? _____ better than that! he / know 18. After school _____ to the library. he / go 19. _____ to the movies tonight after dinner. we / go 20. _____ a letter to my nephew. I / write Google Presentcontinuous (I am doing) A. Study this example situation: Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are ~ing is the present continuous: Have a look at the following example Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means, she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous. I am = Iām driving he/she/it is = heās, etc. working we/you/they are = weāre, etc. doing, etc. I am doing something = Iām in the middle of doing it; Iāve started doing it and I havenāt finished. Please donāt make so much noise. Iām trying to work. not I try to work āWhereās Mark?ā āHeās having a shower. not He has a shower Letās go out now. It isnāt raining anymore. not It doesnāt rain at a party Hi, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? not Do you enjoy Whatās all that noise? Whatās going on? =Whatās happening? Sometimes the action isnāt happening at the time of speaking. For example Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started it, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Some more examples Karen wants to work in Italy, so sheās learning Italian. but perhaps she isnāt learning Italian at the time of speaking Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. periods around now Youāre working hard today. The company I work for isnāt doing well this year. We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start Is your English getting better? not Does your English get better The population of the world is increasing very fast. not increases At first, I didnāt like my job, but Iām beginning to enjoy it now. not I begin Practise the present continuous Complete the conversations. 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? Whatās he doing these days? what / he / do A Heās at university. B _____________________? what / he / study A Psychology. B _____________________ it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says itās a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How _____________________? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasnāt so good at first, but _____________________ better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but _____________________ his work right now. he / not / enjoy Heās been in the same job for a long time and _____________________ to get bored with it. he / begin Answers 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? Whatās he doing these days? what / he / do A Heās at university. B Whatās he studying? what / he / study A Psychology. B Is he enjoying it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says itās a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How is your new job going? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasnāt so good at first, but itās getting better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but he is not enjoying his work right now. he / not / enjoy Heās been in the same job for a long time and heās beginning to get bored with it. he / begin Put the verb in the correct form, positive Iām doing etc. or negative Iām not doing etc.. Please donāt make so much noise. Iām trying I / try to work. Letās go out now. It isnāt raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. _____________________ I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. Sheās on holiday in France. _____________________ she / have a great time and doesnāt want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week _____________________ I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. _____________________ he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. _____________________ they / speak to each other. _____________________ I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim _____________________ work today. Heās taken the day off. _____________________ I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Answers Please donāt make so much noise. Im trying I / try to work. Letās go out now. It isnāt raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. Iām not listening I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. Sheās on holiday in France. Sheās having she / have a great time and doesnāt want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week Iām not eating I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. Heās learning he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. Theyāre not speaking they / speak to each other. Iām getting I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim isnāt working work today. Heās taken the day off. Iām looking I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Source Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. 4th Ed. Verb TensesDownload a chart with all 12 verb tenses and examples. Download the A4 version Download the US letter version UNIT1. Present continuous (I am doing) A. Study this example situation: Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are ~ing is the present continuous: I am(= I'm) driving he/she/it is(he's etc.) working we/you/they are(we're etc.) doing etc.