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Present Continuous Tense

હું શાળાએ જઈ રહ્યો છું.
I am going to school.

પરેશ ચોપડી વાચી રહ્યોછે.
Paresh is reading a book.

ખેડૂતો ખેતર ખેડી રહ્યાછે.
Farmers are plowing the fields.

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present continuous tense

Affirmative Sentence

Subject + am/is/are +V1 + ing +Object/O.w.

The boys are playing in the garden now.

I am watching this video now.

At present, she is doing her homework.


Subject - Verb

I

am

V1 + ing

He / She / It / Singular Noun

is

V1 + ing

We / You / They / Plural Noun

are

V1 + ing



Rules for making Present Participle
most verbs}add–ing}
eat- eating , walk-walking

verbs ending in e }drop-e}
use-using, take-taking

verbs ending in –ie }ending drop -ie add-y}
lie-lying,tie-tying

verbs ending in C-V-C } double last letter}
clap-clapping, sit –sitting


Key Words

Now , at present , at this time , at this moment , still , now a days ,constantly

At the beginning of the sentence with the words of attention : Look , See, Hear , Run , Be silent etc..


Present continuous Tense
Negative Sentence

Subject+am/is/are + not +V1 + ing +Object/O.w.

The boys are playing in the garden now.
The boys are not playing in the garden now.

I am watching this video now.
I am not watching this video now.

At present, she is doing her homework.
At present, she is not doing her homework.

Present Continuous Tense
Interrogative Sentence

Am/Is/Are + Subject + V1 + ing + Object/O.w.?

The boys are playing in the garden now.
Are The Boys playing in the garden now?

I am watching this video now.
Am I watching this video now?

At present, she is doing her homework.
At present, Is she doing her homework?