Present Continuos +
I / send an email
I'm sending an email
She / text a friend
She isn't texting a friend/ She's not texting a friend
You / talk to your grandparents
Are you talking to your grandparents?
What is the correct structure of the present continuous tense?
Subject + am/is/are + verb(-ing)
Spot the mistake: At what time does the library closes?
When we use "does" in a question, the main verb must be in its base form (close), not third-person singular (closes).
Incorrect: ❌ At what time does the bank closes?
Correct: ✅ At what time does the bank close?
He / chat online
He's chatting online
I / talk on the phone
I'm not talking on the phone
He / have lunch
Is he having lunch?
Which type of actions do we express with the present continuous tense?
Actions happening right now, temporary actions, future plans, or changing situations
She _____ (go) to the gym every Monday, but today she _____ (stay) at home.
She goes to the gym every Monday, but today she is staying at home.
We / take a photo
We're taking a photo
I / not / ignore / your feelings
I am not ignoring your feelings.
You / think / about me right now?
Are you thinking about me right now?
Identify the mistake in this sentence: "She is knowing the answer."
"Know" is a stative verb, so the correct sentence is "She knows the answer."
weekends / goes / on / the beach / to / my family
My family goes to the beach on weekends.
I / stare / at you right now.
I am staring at you right now.
We / not / hide / our emotions
We are not hiding our emotions
They / make a cake
Are they making a cake?
Name three verbs that cannot be used in the present continuous tense.
like, want, understand, need, believe, love, know, hate, hear.
Spot the mistake: I am usually studying at night.
I usually study at night.
We/spend/a lot of time together
We are spending a lot of time together.
She/not / give up / on us.
She is not giving up on us.
Are you eating a hamburger?
Why can't we say "I am needing help"?
"Need" is a stative verb, which describes a state rather than an action, so the correct sentence is "I need help."
Right now, we _____ (have) lunch at a restaurant, but we normally _____ (eat) at home.
Right now, we are having lunch at a restaurant, but we normally eat at home.