Colorful Ideas

I am writing...

Present Continous tense is used when :
1. to express the idea when something is happening or in progress but also can be used to tell about something which is not happen now.
i.e. The students are studying English in class when the headmaster comes with the guess into the class.





2. to express longer action in progress
i.e. I'm studying hard to become a doctor
     Are you working on any special projects now?
 


3.  to tell the action which indicate to something that will or won't be happened
i.e. I'm not going to school on holidays
     Are you visiting your parents next month?




4. to tell the repeatedly action which is shocking often happens. REMEMBER : this is like Simple Present but in negative emotion. Put "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb-ing"
i.e. Imam is always telling new knowledge everytime he meets me.
    


Lets test your understanding

1	Bob and Dylan (is / are) talking under the big tree
2	The cat (is / are) not licking that plate.
3	My mother-in-law and I (am / are) get shopping together.
4	They (is / are) having breakfast now.
5	The students (is / are) studying English in class.
	"Nothing better than practice"
-c_i-
	source : http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html