PRESENT CONTİNUOUS

TENSE
 meanings and the
origins of present ,
continuous and tense
PRESENT from middle english<old
french<latin praesent-,praesens present
particible of ‘praeese’
‘to be present<Latin prae-’pre’ + esse ‘to be’
Meaning of the word of present: ‘relating to
now’,’for the time being’
CONTINUOUS from Latin
continuus,from continere,’to hold together’
Meaning of the word of continuous:
without break,cessation,or
interruption;without intervening time

TENSE from Old English ‘tens’(modern
french temps),from Latin tempus
Meaning of the word of tense: Any of the
forms of a verb which distinguish when an
action or state of being occurs or exists.
[am/is/are + present
participle]
USE 1: now
We use the Present Continuous with normal
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.
As you see in the sentences in the video:
What are you doing here now?
I am looking out of the window.
USE 2: Longer Actions in
Progress Now
In English, "now" can mean: this second, today,
this month, this year, this century, and so on.
Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous 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.

E.g. From the video:
I am helping my mother.
I am getting ready for it.
USE 3: Near future
Sometimes, speakers use the Present
Continuous to indicate that something will or
will not happen in the near future.
E.g from the video:

Today our guests are coming.
We are going tonight.
I am not coming with you.
Aren’t you coming?

USE 4 Repetition and
Irritation with ‘’Always’’
The Present Continuous with words such as
"always" or "constantly" expresses the idea
that something irritating or shocking often
happens. Notice that the meaning is like
simple present, but with negative emotion.
Remember to put the words "always" or
"constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."
E.g from the video:
My mother is always making me angry.
Common present
continuous time
expressions include:
at the moment, now, today, this week, this
month, tomorrow, next week (for future
arrangements ), currently
As we see in the video:
What are you doing here now?
Today our guests are coming.(future
arrangement)
We are going tonight.(future arrangement)
Non-Continuous Verbs/
Mixed Verbs
It is important to remember that Non-Continuous
verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses.
Also, certain non-continuous meanings for mixed
Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses.
Instead of using Present Continuous with these
verbs, you must use Simple present.

Stative verbs are verbs that show a state and not
an action.
You can group verbs that show a state in the
following ways:
Verbs that show thought - know, believe, undertand
etc.
Verbs that show possession - have, own, want,
contain etc.
Verbs that show senses - hear, see, smell etc.
Exercises:
examine the following exercises
What are the


women
doing?

 They are
cooking
lunch.
 I can’t
stand this
baby
anymore.sh
e is always
crying like
that.
 What are the
two students
doing?

 They are
playing chess
 Look at the
footballers!
They are
celebrating
their victory.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the
verb

They….. ………..(dance)

 I have enough
of it!my
father…
always……(get
into) my car
f. lampard


……………….
(play) football.
Exercise 3:
Firstly try to understand the
examples.Then,Fill in the blanks with the
proper tense.Choose simple present or
present continuous tense.

 She is looking out of the

She looks so tired.

window.
My mother weighs

The greengocer is


sixty kilograms. weighing the meat now.

Look! The girl

The rose ………….(smell)

……………..(smell)the very nice
flower
I…………….(think) I………………….
they will visit us (think)about going
next week.(suppose) abroad next year.
Right now, (plan)
I……………….. The
(see)lotsof people doctor………………….
in the street. .(see) the patient
now.(meet)
You………………… The
(be)very rude. teacher……………..
(general character (angry)
of someone.) (at the moment of

speaking smo in the

way someone.
behaves)
The dinner looks bad

She …………………..

but……….. (taste)my soup.
(taste)delicious.
Züğürt aga …………….

She …………….

(not have) any money. (have)breakfast now.
(ownership)
 I am sitting in the morning at thediner on the corner


 I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it only halfway And before ı even argue

He is looking out the window at somebody coming in
"It is always nice to see you" says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
I'm pretending not to see them and ınstead ı pour the milk
I open up the paper there's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking he was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone watching me and so ı raise my head
There's a woman on the outside looking inside does she see me?
No she does not really see me cause she sees her own reflection
And ı'm trying not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings her hairIs getting wet
Oh, this rain It will continue through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral ı am thinking of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic once upon a time before the rain began...
I finish up my coffeeIt's time to catch the train
 tom’sdiner by suzanne vega
 I am sailing, I am sailing, home again 'cross the sea.
 I am sailing, stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.

I am flying, I am flying, like a bird 'cross the sky.

I am flying, passing high clouds, to be with you, to be free.

Can you hear me, can you hear me thro' the dark night, far
away,
I am dying, forever trying, to be with you, who can say.

Can you hear me, can you hear me, thro' the dark night far
away.
I am dying, forever trying, to be with you, who can say.

We are sailing, we are sailing, home again 'cross the sea.

We are sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.

Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free. Oh Lord, to be near you,

to be free,
Oh Lord.
 sailing by rot stuart
To understand the topic
better; we can apply the
following game.
First of all the parts of puzzle are categorised
according to their colour.We do this because
every member of sentence like subject, verb and
object wiil be in different colour to be seen by
children.For example subject will be red, the
helping verbs will be pink, main verb will be
yellow,
–ing will be white and the object will be on green
ones. Then we will write words on them.Like ‘’I
am cleaning board’’.In this sentence we will
write ‘’I’’ on the red ones ‘’AM’’ on the pink
ones ‘’CLEAN’’ will be written on yellow ‘’-ING’’
ones wiil be on the white ones and ‘’BOARD’’
will be on green ones. we write many of
sentences like this then we will mix the parts
and want students to make a correct sentence.
The place of words and the row of colours will be
the same for all sentences.Thus the student can
understand their mistakes by themselves.As a
more diffucult level this game can include more
words and more colours even in every sentence
there can be different colour for every words.We
think this game will teach the subject while
they are enjoying.