Present Continuous Tense

Purpose:  This tense shows that an action is in progress.

General Form:

Its general form is:

Subject + is/am/are + V4

Identifiers:
Now, now-a-days, these days.

Examples:

ü  We are discussing tense.

ü  I am teaching tense.

ü  I am learning tense.

Common Errors:

ü  Where do you work now-a-days?
Where are you working now-a-days?

Exceptions:

Automatic actions are not used in this tense (effortless actions).

Automatic actions	Effort actions
Hear	Listen
Feel	Watch
See	Recognize
Smell	Look
Taste	Appear
Know	Wish
Hate
Remember
Forget

 Examples:

ü  Do you hear me?

ü  Are you listening me?

Automatic actions are improved from:

ü  Present continuous to simple present.

ü  Present perfect continuous to present prefect.

ü  Past continuous to simple past.

ü  Past perfect continuous to past prefect.

ü  Future continuous to simple future.

ü  Future perfect continuous to future prefect.

Common Errors:

ü  I have been knowing you for a fortnight.
I have known you for a fortnight.