Present continuous tense:
Correct Use of PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE :
1. Present continuous tense
shows an action going on in the present. It is formed with am, is and are
followed by the continuous form of the verb.
Eg: 1. I am reading
a book.
2. We are going to college.
3. They are going away.
4. Shilpi Sharma is singing sweetly.
5. He is coming to our house.
6. It is barking loudly.
7. The child is crying.
8. Listen, somebody is knocking at the door.
9. What are you reading ?
10. Where are you going ?
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2.
Present continuous tense used for an action that is planned or
arranged to take place in the near future.
Eg: 1. I am going
to the film to-night.
2. My brother Shastri is arriving tomorrow.
3. We are going to visit kashmir.
4. Mukharjee is joining his new job on the
first.
5. They are going to construct a house.
6. They are going to marry on 24th
August.
7. I am buying a car next month.
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3. After the expressions
like accustomed to, habituated to, averse to, addicted to, look forward to,
used to, became used to etc., we must use verbal noun or continuous form of the
verb.
Eg: 1. She is
habituated to singing.
2. They
are addicted to drinking wine.
3. I
look forward to seeing you.
4. They
are averse to fishing .
5. She
got fused to coming late.
6. We
became used to talking in the class.
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4. The - ing form of the
verb or ‘verbal noun’ is used as an object after some verbs like avoid, stop,
start, like, love, hate, finish, begin, enjoy, miss etc.,
Eg: 1. She avoided seeing him.
2. I
love swimming in the sea.
3. We
like singing songs.
4. The
children enjoy playing in the park.
5. I
hate telling lies.
6. I
have finished writing the letter.
7. I
have missed seeing the film.
8. We
started reading books.
9. They
stopped working to take rest.
10. They began dancing.
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5. The verbs see, hear,
feel, notice, watch, find, observe, keep, catch etc., are used with an object
followed by ‘ing’ form.
Eg: 1. We saw Gopal
crossing the bridge.
2. I heard somebody knocking at the door.
3. He felt his heart beating.
4. They
kept her waiting.
5. We
observed her dancing.
6. We
watched them playing.
7. She
found him running on the road.
8. She
caught the thief opening the doors.
6. An action that begins at
an indefinite time before and is taking place at the present moment.
Ex: He is writing a letter.
They are playing chess.
My mother is cooking food.
7. For a temporary action
which may not be actually happening at the time of speaking.
Ex: I am reading a novel by Robin Sharma.
I am studying in Ideal college.
He is going to Chennai tomorrow.
8. Some verbs are often
used in the present continuous tense.
Though they describe the present actions we use the simple present
tense. These are the chief verbs of this type.
a) For
mental status and processes:
agree,believe,disagree,disbelieve,doubt,find,foresee,forget,imagine,know,mean,recall,recognize,
Recollect, remember, suppose, think, trust,
Understand.
b)
For desires: want, wish, desire, need.
c)
For sensations: smell, hear, see, notice,
taste.
d)
For likes and dislikes: detest, like,
dislike, love, hate, prefer, mind, object to, please, feel, forgive.
e)
Miscellaneous: seem, signify, appear,
belong, owe, own, possess, contain, consist, keep, concern, matter.