An Explanation of Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense is the second tense and usually comes second in the twelve-tense row. Learning this tense is very important and crucial if you are learning English or trying to learn it. Every person starts learning English from birth, but few reach it. Consider it as a destination. Only a few reach it, and most of the people learning English, when they encounter the tenses or other things in English grammar, leave. They just learn how to read English without even understanding what and how this sentence is formed and to which tense it belongs.
In this article we will help you to learn this second tense. You will learn how to create the sentences for this tense. You will learn a lot, like the sentence structure for all types of sentences of the present continuous tense. Here is what you learn by the end of this article.
- Definition in Urdu
- Recognition in Urdu of this tense
- Use of Helping Verb
- How to make sentences?
- Where is it used?
- Exercise
By the end of this article, you will be able to learn these things explained above. If you have any questions in mind, ask in the comments section. We will be happy to help you out in this regard. Keep questioning, because this is a good way of learning.
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Definition in Urdu
ایسا فعل جو موجودہ زمانے میں جاری ہو، مثلاً “ہم کام کر رہے ہیں۔”
Recognition in Urdu
جملے کے آخر میں ‘رہا ہے’، ‘رہی ہے’، ‘رہے ہیں’، ‘رہا ہوں’، وغیرہ آتا ہے۔
ہر فائل کے سامنے اس سے متعلق امدادی فعل درج ذیل ہے۔
Subject | Helping Verb |
He/She/It/Singular Noun | is |
We/You/They/Plural Noun | are |
I | am |
How to create sentences?
Simple Sentences
Structure
The structure for the simple sentences for this type of tense is given below. Take a deep look at this sentence’s structure. Also look at which verb is used where.
Subject + Helping Verb + First Form of Verb + ing + Object
- I + am + eating./working./running.
- He/She/It/Singular Noun + is + sleeping./growing.
- We/You/They/Plural Noun + are + learning./educating./playing.
Negative Sentences
Structure
The negative sentence structure for this tense is different from the simple sentences. Take a look at the negative sentence structure for this tense.
Subject + Helping Verb + not + First Form of Verb + ing + Object
- I + am + not + working./eating./running./learning.
- He/She/It/Singular Noun + is + not + working./cooking./blooming.
- We/You/They/Plural Noun + are + not + working./playing./running.
Interrogative Sentences
Structure
The sentence structure for the interrogative sentences is different from these two simple and negative sentences. Take a look at the interrogative sentence structure.
Helping Verb + Subject + First Form of Verb + ing + Object
- Am + I + working?/sleeping?/eating?
- Is + He/She/It/Singular Noun + working?/running?/thinking?
- Are + We/You/They/Plural Noun + Working?/Sleeping?/Thinking?
Negative-Interrogative Sentences
Structure
Helping Verb + Subject + not + First Form of Verb + ing + Object
- Am + I + not + working?/sleeping?/learning?
- Is + he/she/it/Singular Noun + not + working?/educating?/joining?
- Are + we/you/they/Plural Noun + not + working?/running?/hiking?
Where is it used?
مندرجہ ذیل جگہوں پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔
ایسا کام جو جاری ہو۔(i)
Waqas is reading a book.
The sun is rising in the east.
ایسا کام جو وقفوں سے جاری ہو۔(ii)
I am reading Power now-a-days.
ایسا کام جو پروگرام کے مطابق مستقبل قریب میں ہونا چاہیے(iii)
I am leaving for Lahore tomorrow.
With these words given following, Present Continuous Tense is used.
- now
- at present
- now-a-days
- at the moment
- at this time
- these days
The given verbs below generally do not use in Present Continuous Tense.
- like
- love
- hate
- want
- need
- prefer
- know
- realise
- suppose
- mean
- understand
- believe
- remember
- belong
- fit
- contains
- consist
- seem
Use of ‘Think’ in Present Continuous Tense
(a) I am thinking that Ali is a good boy. (Wrong)
(b) I think that Ali is a good boy. (Correct)
see, hear, smell, and taste are generally used in the present indefinite tense. They did not use the present continuous tense. For instance
Example No. # 01
(a) Are you seeeing the rainbow? (Wrong)
(b) Do you see the rainbow? (Correct)
Example No. # 02
(a) Flowers are smelling sweet. (Wrong)
(b) Flowers smell sweet. (Correct)
Exercise
We have an exercise for you to complete. You have learnt this tense so far. Now it is the time to put your knowledge to use that you have learnt in this article. This exercise will help you to learn this tense more in-depth and will clear your concept regarding this tense. You will be able to learn more by completing this exercise. It is full of new examples of this tense. Let’s have a look at the exercise.
- She ___________ her baby now. (feed)
- It ______________ outside. (rain)
- She ____________ at this moment. (sleep)
- He _____________ to school now-a-days. (not go)
- He ____________ his students at present. (teach)
- We ___________ at this time. (read)
- She ___________ a picture these days. (paint)
- Today, the girls _____________ to school on foot. (go)
- What are you ____________ now-a-days? (read)
- Are you ____________ anything this evening? (do)
Solve It…
Solve this exercise carefully. If you have any questions in mind regarding this exercise, you can ask in the comment section. We will be happy to help you in this exercise. Try to solve this exercise by yourself. If you find it difficult, you can reach out to us for help or can find any other online source.
A PDF Version
We have a PDF version of this tense that will give you more in-depth learning and will make it easier for you to tackle some of the problems that students usually make at the beginning of learning the tense. It contains a lot of examples for this tense, active & passive voice examples, and direct and indirect examples for this tense. You are going to learn this tense from the start to the advance. After completing this PDF, you will have a thorough understanding of the tense, and you will not bother anyone to teach you tenses. We have made this PDF easy to use for you. A lot of options are given at the periphery of the PDF; we have added a lot of options that will help you to make and set this PDF for reading as you are satisfied.
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