Present continuous

Present continuous ( I am doing)

Examples:

Amy is in her car. She is on her way to work.

She is driving to work.

This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished.

Am/is/are – ing is the present continuous

I am	I’m	driving
He/she/it  is	He’s etc	working
We/you/they  are	We’re etc	Doing etc.

I am doing something=I’m in the middle of doing something; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished yet.

Often the action is happening at the time of speaking:

->please don’t make so much noise. I’m working.(not I work)

-> Where’s Margaret? ‘ She’s having a bath’ .(not ‘she has a bath’).

->Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more.(not ‘it doesn’t rain’)

->(at a party) Hello, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? (not ‘do you enjoy’)

-> I’m tired. I’m going to bed now. Goodnight!

We use present continuous when we talk about things happening in a period around now. For example: today/this week/this evening etc.

->you are working hard today. ‘yes, I have a lot to do.’(not ‘you work hard today’)

->Is Susan working this this week? ‘No she’s on holiday.’

We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now:

è The population of the world is rising very fast.(not ‘rises’)

è Is your English getting better? (not ‘does your English get better’)

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