Sunday, 16 February 2014

Present Continuous Tense

FRAME:

Subject
Positive
Negative
Yes/ No questions?
I
Am+V4 (going)
Am not+V4
Am+S+V4?
He
She
It
Boy
Mahesh


Is+V4


Is not+V4


Is+S+v4?
They
We
Boys
You

Are

Are not+V4
Are+ S +V4?

V1             Vs                   V2               V3                V4
go              goes                went             gone             going

Examples:

I am teaching the tenses now            She is preparing breakfast at the moment

I am not teaching the tenses now      She is not preparing breakfast at the moment

Am I teaching the tenses now?         Is she preparing breakfast at the moment?


They are reading news paper now      

They are not reading news paper now.

Are they reading news paper now?

USE:

On going Actions in the present time.

Now
Right now
At present
At the moment
Presently
These days
Now –a-days
Still
Look!
See!
Etc are use in this tense.

Look at the table for better understanding


Tense
Name
Structure
Uses
Examples
Clue words
Present Continues Tense
S+am/is/are+V4+O
An action which is going on at the time of speaking or during the present time(మనం మాట్లాడుతూ ఉన్నప్పుడు or  ప్రస్తుత కాలంలో జరుగుతూ ఉన్న పనులకు)
i) They are preparing  to dsc now.
ii) I am teaching  tenses now.
Now,at present,looks,listen,
don’t disturb etc.


    

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