PRESENT CONTINUOUS Examples: 1. He ____ a meeting right now. Please call back later. 2. They ____ on a project at the moment. We use the Present Continuous for actions happening NOW; actions in progress at the time of speaking. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Examples: 1. The sales team aren't visiting new clients at the moment. 2. I am writing a report right now. I'll have it ready tomorrow morning. We form the Present Continuous with the ____ of verb to be + the ____ of the main verb. PRESENT CONTINUOUS. 1. I'm reading the minutes from yesterday's meeting. 2. He's living in NYC at the moment. 3. I'm sitting in front of the computer right now. 4. Laura is currently submitting the documents. 5. The IT department is fixing the system's problems. RULE: To form the -ing form, 1. for most verbs, ____ read --> reading 2. for verbs ending in e, ____, and add -ing. live --> living 3. for one-syllable and 2-syllable verbs with the stress in the last syllable, ending in Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, ____ the last consonant and add -ing. sit --> sittingEXCEPTIONS: Verbs ending in ____. fix ---> fixing PRESENT CONTINUOUS. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS. Examples: 1. I'm not having a meeting at the moment. 2. He is not waiting for a phone call. RULE: To make a negative statement in Present Continuous just add "not" ____ the verb to be in present simple: ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ PRESENT CONTINUOUS. QUESTIONS Examples: 1. Are you preparing for a meeting? 2. Is the manager making a call right now? RULE: To make a question in Present Continuous just ____ the order of the verb to be and the subject: ____ + ____ + ____ + the rest + ?

A1 Present Continuous Rules (Simplified) Business English

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