English Present Continuous Tense, Using and Examples
When we express ourselves in everyday life, we often talk about situations that are already happening. We often use present continuous tense to tell others about our own lives and to inform people about what is happening around us. Therefore, it is really important to know about the use of present continuous tense.
In everyday life, we can express both verbs and situations in the present time. In addition, we can sometimes imply some information about the future by using the present tense structure. To do all this, you must first learn how to use the present continious tense. You can find detailed information about present continuous tense in the following article.
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Positive Sentence
When we talk about an event or situation that continues to be active in everyday life, we use am, is and are. Are is used for plural names and is used for singular names. The person should prefer to use am while talking about himself. In addition, the structure of the verb needs to be changed. With the -ing suffix added to the verb, the verb has the continious meaning. In this way, we will learn that this action is continuing at the time of the conversation. At this point, it is very important to use the present continious tense.
Example Sentences with Present Continuous Tense Positive Sentences;
- I am doing well.
- You are studying ha, then you will get a god grade in the exam.
- Why are they acting like this?
- It is coming to you right now.
- She is talking to you and you are not listening to her. This is really shame.
Negative Sentence
When defining the present time, we sometimes have to form a negative sentence. When we want to give information about situations that do not happen actively and emphasize these situations, it can be very useful to use present continious tense negative sentence. What we should use in this context is the word ‘’not’’. While we use the present time negatively, we continue to use the verb together with the ‘’-ing’’. The word ‘’not’’ that we bring next to am, is or are helps the sentence to give a negative message in general.
Example Sentences with Present Continuous Tense Negative Sentences;
- She is not going with you.
- I am not giving it back to you.
- You are not doing that, right?
- They are not coming, sorry.
- It is not helping to me, please stop it.
