Present Progressive

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USE 1 Now   
      



Use the Present Progressive with Continuous Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

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USE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now



IIn English, now can mean "this second," "today," "this month," "this year," "this century" and so on. Sometimes we use the Present Progressive to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

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USE 3 Near Future    



Sometimes, speakers use the Present Progressive to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.

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USE 4 Repetition and Irritation with "Always"



The Present Progressive with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the meaning is like Present Simple but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."

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ACTIVE / PASSIVE Present Continuous

EXAMPLES:

Right now, Noa is writing the letter. ACTIVE

Right now, the letter is being written by Noa. PASSIVE

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                 Present Progressive Rules

                        1.  Action taking place in the moment of speaking   
                    2. Action taking place only for a limited period of time
                    3. Action arranged for the future              

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                    Present Progressive Exercises

                           1. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Continuous Tense Quiz
                    2. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present continuous quiz
                    3. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present continuous gap-fill exercise
                    4. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Continuous vs. Present Simple
                    5. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 1: affirmative
                    6. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 2: affirmative
                    7. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 3: negative
                    8. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 4: negative
                    9. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 5: interrogative
                  10. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 6: interrogative
                  11. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise 7: negative
                  12. Verb Tense Exercise :  Questions in the Present Progressive - Exercise 1
                  13. Verb Tense Exercise :  Questions in the Present Progressive - Exercise 2
                  14. Verb Tense Exercise :  Simple Present - Present Progressive
                  15. Verb Tense Exercise :  Simple Present - Present Progressive
                  16. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive - Exercise 1
                  17. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive - Exercise 2
                  18. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (simple verbs)
                  19. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (special verbs)
                  20. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (various)
                  21. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (simple verbs - long forms)
                  22. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (special verbs - long forms)
                  23. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (simple verbs - short forms)
                  24. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (special verbs - short forms)
                  25. Verb Tense Exercise :  Present Progressive (various)
                  26. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise on the formation
                  27. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise on affirmative sentences
                  28. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise on negative sentences
                  29. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise on questions
                  30. Verb Tense Exercise :  Exercise on questions with interrogative particles