1. Continuous actions going on at the moment of speaking

The present continuous tense

Denotes…

1. Continuous actions going on at the moment of speaking

Look, how happily they are playing!

Don’t bother him, he’s working.

Listen! The telephone is ringing. Go and answer it.

- Can I see Mary? - You must wait a little while, she is having breakfast

2. Temporary actions (Actions characteristic of a certain period of present time, the moment of speaking included. )

They are spending their holidays at the sea-side this summer.

Your behaviouris killing your wife.

It is autumn now. The birds are flocking together.

3. Changing or developing situations (Actions in progress referring to all or any time, the moment of speaking included. )

NB! In this case the adverbials ever, for ever, constantly, always are obligatory.

Our solar system together with the Milky Way isconstantlymovingtowards Vega.

The Volga isfor everpouring its waters into the Caspian Sea.

Mankind isalwaysdeveloping its mental faculties.

4. Actions which irritate or annoy us.

NB! In this case the adverbialsalways or constantly are also obligatory.

Oh, I have no patience with you. Why are you alwayslosing your things?

Though she is only ten, she is very kind-hearted, she isalwayspitying everybody.

5. Arranged or intended future actions.

She is leaving tomorrow.

The boat is sailing next week.

He is returningon Monday.

What are you doingtomorrow?

Model:

Subjest + am\is\are + Ving

(подлежащее) (глагол tobe) (глагол c окончанием ing)

Правилоприбавленияокончания –ing к глаголам.

( Participle I, PresentParticiple )

1. Абсолютное большинство глаголов образуют PresentParticiple путем простого прибавления -ing к основе глагола:

join-joining, play-playing

2. Если глагол заканчивается на -e, то -e выпадает:

dance- dancing

Исключениямиявляютсяглаголы:

age-ageing

agree-agreeing

disagree-disagreeing

dye-dyeing

free-freeing

knee-kneeing

singe-singeing

referee-refereeing

tiptoe-tiptoeing

3. Если глагол заканчивается на –ie, то -ie переходит в -y:

tie — tying

4. Односложные глаголы с кратким гласным в корне и одной согласной на конце удваивают конечную согласную:

dip-dipping

run-running

5. 5. Двусложные глаголы, заканчивающиеся на краткий гласный +l, удваивают конечную l:

travel — travelling