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Present Progressive - Summary: Affirmative Negative

The document summarizes the present progressive tense in English. It provides the affirmative and negative forms for the present progressive for the first, second, third person singular and plural. It also lists exceptions to adding "-ing" such as dropping silent "e" and doubling final consonants. Examples are given for uses of the present progressive including actions happening now or over a limited time period. Typical signal words indicating the present progressive are also listed.

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Present Progressive - Summary: Affirmative Negative

The document summarizes the present progressive tense in English. It provides the affirmative and negative forms for the present progressive for the first, second, third person singular and plural. It also lists exceptions to adding "-ing" such as dropping silent "e" and doubling final consonants. Examples are given for uses of the present progressive including actions happening now or over a limited time period. Typical signal words indicating the present progressive are also listed.

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Present Progressive - Summary

Form
  affirmative negative question

I I am playing. I am not playing. Am I playing?

he, she, it He is playing. He is not playing. Is he playing?

you, we, they You are playing. You are not playing. Are you
playing?

Exceptions in Spelling
Exeption Example

silent e is dropped before ing (but: ee is not changed) come - coming (but: agree - agreeing)

final consonant after short, stressed vowel is doubled sit - sitting

final consonant l after vowel is always doubled (in British English) travel - travelling

ie becomes y before ing lie - lying

Short Forms
positiv negativ

I am playing. - I'm playing. I am not playing. - I'm not playing.

He is playing. - He's playing. He is not playing. - He's not playing. / He isn't playing.

We are playing. - We're playing. We are not playing. - We're not playing. /We aren't playing.

Use
Use Example

actions taking place at the moment of speaking (now) He is playing football.

arrangements for the near future I'm going to the theatre tonight.

actions taking place only for a limited period of time Jim is helping in his brother's firm this week.

actions taking place around now (but not at the moment of speaking) I'm studying for my exams.

development, changing situations The population of China is rising very fast.

Typical Signal Words


 at the moment
 now / just now / right now
 Listen!
 Look!

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