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The Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense is formed with the present form of the auxiliary 'be' plus the present participle. s. + v. To be + v. ing I am reading. He, she is reading. We, they, you are reading. - In negative sentence 'not' is attached to the auxiliary be; e.g. She is not reading. - In interrogative sentence the auxiliary be is placed before the subject; e.g. Is she reading?
• The uses of the present continuous: 1. With an action happening now; e.g. It's raining outside. 2. With an action which happened at the present time but not necessarily at the moment of speaking; e.g. I'm reading a novel by Bronte. 3. For arrangement in near future; e.g. I'm visiting my friend tonight. She's watching a movie this evening.
• Verbs not normally used in present continuous: The continuous tense in mainly used for deliberate actions. Some verbs are used with it while other couldn't be used: 1. Verbs of sense (feel, see, taste, hear, and smell); e.g. I see a plane in the sky. I'm seeing my friend now. (it's not sense, it means meeting). 2. Verbs of expressing the feeling and emotion, such as: admire, adore, appreciate, care of, dislike, hate, love, like, respect, … etc. 3. Verbs of activities (agree, understand, believe … etc).
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