THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE VERB “sleep”：现在进行时态的动词“睡眠”.ppt

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: VERB “sleep” What is Bobby doing? Bobby is sleeping! Bobby Present continuous tense Subject + Verb “to be”+ verb ing form I am sleeping You are sleeping He,She, It is / ‘s sleeping We are sleeping You are sleeping They are sleeping Spelling rules for the “ing” form RULE 1 A consonant + e SMILE Drop the e and add ing SMILING RULE 2 One vowel+one consonant SIT Double the consonant and add ing Sitting RULE 3 2 vowels+one consonant read reading RULE 4 2 consonants not duble Brush Brushing Present continuous tense negative form and questions Is she sleeping? No she isn’t,she ‘s playing golf Present continuous (negative form) Subject + verb “to be”+ not + verb - ing form I am not playing You are not playing He, she, it is not playing We are not playing You are not playing They are not playing Present continuous (questions) Verb to be + subject + verb ing form Am I playing? Are You playing? Is He ,She ,It playing? Are We playing? Are You playing? Are They playing? Non-Continuous Verbs The Non-Continuous Verbs, are rarely used in continuous tenses. They include: Abstract Verbsto be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist... Possession Verbsto possess, to own, to belong... Emotion Verbsto like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind... Examples:He is needing help now. Not Correct He needs help now. Correct He is wanting a drink now. Not Correct He wants a drink now. Correct  What are these people doing? What are they doing