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The Present Continious 2013 2014
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Uses of the Present Continuous
We start
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The present participle of a verb is formed by adding ing to the bare
infinitive. For instance, the present participle of the verb to work is
working.
Except in the case of the final consonants w, x and y, when a
one-syllable verb ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel,
the final consonant must be doubled before the ending ing ing is added.
English vowels have a variety of pronunciations. For instance, each
English vowel has two contrasting pronunciations, which are sometimes
referred to as short and long. Vowels which are followed by two
consonants, and vowels which are followed by a single consonant at the
end of a word, are generally pronounced short. In contrast, vowels which
are followed by a single consonant followed by another vowel are
generally pronounced long.
In the table below, the underlined vowels in the left-hand column are
pronounced short; whereas the underlined vowels in the right-hand column
are pronounced long. For example:
When a verb of more than one syllable ends in a single consonant other
than w, x or y preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is
doubled to form the present participle only when the last syllable of
the verb is pronounced with the heaviest stress.
are added. However, in American spelling, verbs ending with a single l
follow the same rule as other verbs; the l is doubled only when the last
syllable has the heaviest stress. In the following examples, the
syllables with the heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
Uses of the Present Continuous
We start
...e.g. Right now I am cooking supper.
At the moment the plane is flying over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The Present Continuous tense is often used in conversation.
e.g. "What are you doing?"
"I am working on my English assignment."
Occasionally, the Present Continuous tense is used to refer to a future event.
e.g. We are leaving tomorrow.
In English, the Present Continuous tense is usually used to express
continuing, ongoing actions which are taking place at the moment of
speaking or writing. In the examples given below, the verbs in the
Present Continuous tense are underlined.
In English, the Present Continuous tense is usually used to express
continuing, ongoing actions which are taking place at the moment of
speaking or writing. In the examples given below, the verbs in the
Present Continuous tense are underlined.
Formation of the present continuous
The
Present Continuous tense of any verb is formed from the Simple Present
of the auxiliary to be, followed by what is generally referred to as the
present participle of the verb.
Present Continuous tense of any verb is formed from the Simple Present
of the auxiliary to be, followed by what is generally referred to as the
present participle of the verb.
The present participle of a verb is formed by adding ing to the bare
infinitive. For instance, the present participle of the verb to work is
working.
Thus, the Present Continuous tense of the verb to work is conjugated as follows:
I am working you are working he is working she is working it is working we are working they are working
3. Spelling rules for the formation of the present participle
Some verbs change their spelling when the ending ing is added to form the present participle.
a. Verbs ending in a silent e
When a verb ends in a silent e, the silent e is dropped before the ending ing is added. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to close closing to dine dining to leave leaving to move moving
However, when a verb ends in an e which is not silent, the final e is not dropped before the ending ing is added. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to be being to see seeing
b. Verbs ending in ie
When a verb ends in ie, the ie is changed to y before the ending ing is added. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to die dying to lie lying
When a verb ends in y, no change is made before the ending is added. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to fly flying to play playing
c. One-syllable verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel
Except in the case of the final consonants w, x and y, when a
one-syllable verb ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel,
the final consonant must be doubled before the ending ing ing is added.
English vowels have a variety of pronunciations. For instance, each
English vowel has two contrasting pronunciations, which are sometimes
referred to as short and long. Vowels which are followed by two
consonants, and vowels which are followed by a single consonant at the
end of a word, are generally pronounced short. In contrast, vowels which
are followed by a single consonant followed by another vowel are
generally pronounced long.
In the table below, the underlined vowels in the left-hand column are
pronounced short; whereas the underlined vowels in the right-hand column
are pronounced long. For example:
is added. The reason for this is to reflect the fact that the pronunciation of the single vowel does not change when the ending Short Vowels Long Vowels fat fate tapping taping let delete win wine filling filing not note hopping hoping flutter flute
Thus,
in the case of most one-syllable verbs ending in a single consonant
preceded by a single vowel, the vowel is pronounced short. In order to
reflect the fact that the vowel is also pronounced short in the
corresponding present participle, except in the case of w, x and y, the
final consonant must be doubled before the ending ing is added.
in the case of most one-syllable verbs ending in a single consonant
preceded by a single vowel, the vowel is pronounced short. In order to
reflect the fact that the vowel is also pronounced short in the
corresponding present participle, except in the case of w, x and y, the
final consonant must be doubled before the ending ing is added.
In the following examples, the consonants which have been doubled are
underlined. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to nod nodding to dig digging to run running to clap clapping to set setting
When a verb ends in w, x or y preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is not doubled before the ending is added. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to draw drawing to fix fixing to say saying
It should also be noted that when a verb ends in a single consonant preceded by two vowels, the final consonant is not long. For example:
doubled before the ending is added. The reason for this is that two vowels together are generally pronounced Infinitive Present Participle to rain raining to read reading to meet meeting to soak soaking
d. Verbs of more than one syllable which end in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel
When a verb of more than one syllable ends in a single consonant other
than w, x or y preceded by a single vowel, the final consonant is
doubled to form the present participle only when the last syllable of
the verb is pronounced with the heaviest stress.
For
instance, in the following examples, the last syllables of the verbs
have the heaviest stress, and the final consonants are doubled to form
the present participles. In these examples, the syllables pronounced
with the heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
instance, in the following examples, the last syllables of the verbs
have the heaviest stress, and the final consonants are doubled to form
the present participles. In these examples, the syllables pronounced
with the heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
InfinitivePresent Participle to expel expelling to begin beginning to occur occurring to omit omitting
When a verb of more than one syllable ends in w, x or y, the final consonant is not
doubled before the ending ing is added. In the following examples, the
syllables pronounced with the heaviest stress are underlined. For
example:
doubled before the ending ing is added. In the following examples, the
syllables pronounced with the heaviest stress are underlined. For
example:
InfinitivePresent Participle to allow allowing to affix affixing to convey conveying
When the last syllable of a verb is not pronounced with the heaviest stress, the final consonant is usually notdoubled
to form the present participle. For instance, in the following
examples, the last syllables of the verbs do not have the heaviest
stress, and the final consonants are not doubled to form the present
participles. In these examples, the syllables pronounced with the
heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
to form the present participle. For instance, in the following
examples, the last syllables of the verbs do not have the heaviest
stress, and the final consonants are not doubled to form the present
participles. In these examples, the syllables pronounced with the
heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle to listen listening to order ordering to focus focusing to limit limiting
If
necessary, a dictionary can be consulted to determine which syllable of
a verb has the heaviest stress. Many dictionaries use symbols such as
apostrophes to indicate which syllables are pronounced with the heaviest
stress.
necessary, a dictionary can be consulted to determine which syllable of
a verb has the heaviest stress. Many dictionaries use symbols such as
apostrophes to indicate which syllables are pronounced with the heaviest
stress.
It
should be noted that British and American spelling rules differ for
verbs which end in a single l preceded by a single vowel. In British
spelling, the l is always doubled before the endings ing and ed
should be noted that British and American spelling rules differ for
verbs which end in a single l preceded by a single vowel. In British
spelling, the l is always doubled before the endings ing and ed
are added. However, in American spelling, verbs ending with a single l
follow the same rule as other verbs; the l is doubled only when the last
syllable has the heaviest stress. In the following examples, the
syllables with the heaviest stress are underlined. For example:
Infinitive Present Participle American Spelling British Spelling to signal signaling signaling to travel traveling traveling to compel compelling compelling to propel propelling propelling
From
these examples it can be seen that the American and British spellings
for verbs ending in a single l differ only when the last syllable does
not have the heaviest stress.
these examples it can be seen that the American and British spellings
for verbs ending in a single l differ only when the last syllable does
not have the heaviest stress.
Questions and negative statements
a. Questions
In
the Present Continuous, the verb to be acts as an auxiliary. As is the
case with other English tenses, it is the auxiliary which is used to
form questions and negative statements.
the Present Continuous, the verb to be acts as an auxiliary. As is the
case with other English tenses, it is the auxiliary which is used to
form questions and negative statements.
To form a question in the Present Continuous tense, the auxiliary is placed before the subject. For example:
Affirmative Statement Question I am working. Am I working? You are working. Are you working? He is working. Is he working? She is working. Is she working? It is working. Is it working? We are working. Are we working? They are working. Are they working?
b. Negative statements
To form a negative statement, the word not is added after the auxiliary. For example:
Affirmative StatementNegative Statement I am working. I am not working. You are working. You are not working. He is working. He is not working. She is working. She is not working. It is working. It is not working.We are working. We are not working. They are working. They are not working.
c. Negative questions
To
form a negative question, the auxiliary is placed before the subject,
and the word not is placed after the subject. However, when contractions
are used, the contracted form of not follows immediately after the
auxiliary. Although there is no universally accepted contraction for am
not, the expression aren't I? is often used in spoken English. For
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[color:10b8=rgb(0, 0, 0)]form a negative question, the auxiliary is placed before the subject,
and the word not is placed after the subject. However, when contractions
are used, the contracted form of not follows immediately after the
auxiliary. Although there is no universally accepted contraction for am
not, the expression aren't I? is often used in spoken English. For
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Without ContractionsWith Contractions Am I not working? [Aren't I working?] - used in speaking Are you not working? Aren't you working? Is he not working? Isn't he working? Is she not working? Isn't she working?Is it not working? Isn't it working? Are we not working? Aren't we working? Are they not working? Aren't they working?
d. Tag questions
Tag
questions are also formed using the auxiliary. In the following
examples, the tag questions are underlined. In spoken English, aren't I?
is often used as a tag question. For example:
questions are also formed using the auxiliary. In the following
examples, the tag questions are underlined. In spoken English, aren't I?
is often used as a tag question. For example:
Affirmative StatementAffirmative Statement with Tag Question I am working. I am working, am I not? You are working. You are working, aren't you? He is working. He is working, isn't he? She is working. She is working, isn't she? It is working. It is working, isn't it? We are working. We are working, aren't we? They are working. They are working, aren't they?
Comparison of the uses of the simple present and present continuous
As
pointed out in Chapter 1, the Simple Present tense may be used for
stating general truths, and for referring to actions which occur at
regular intervals. In the following examples, the verbs in the Simple
Present tense are underlined.
pointed out in Chapter 1, the Simple Present tense may be used for
stating general truths, and for referring to actions which occur at
regular intervals. In the following examples, the verbs in the Simple
Present tense are underlined.
e.g. Nova Scotia is a Canadian province. Geese fly south every winter.
In
contrast, the Present Continuous tense is usually used to refer to
ongoing actions happening at the time of speaking or writing. In the
following examples, the verbs in the Present Continuous tense are
underlined.
contrast, the Present Continuous tense is usually used to refer to
ongoing actions happening at the time of speaking or writing. In the
following examples, the verbs in the Present Continuous tense are
underlined.
e.g. Right now, I am visiting the province of Nova Scotia. At the moment, a flock of geese is flying overhead
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Hello , Again
it's A nice lesson and an easy one
so so easy
ihope that members gonna learn it quickly
thnks very much ^^
it's A nice lesson and an easy one
so so easy
ihope that members gonna learn it quickly
thnks very much ^^
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....................tanks
it s a goood idai
thak you again
it s a goood idai
thak you again
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