How to Form the Present Continuous Tense. The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are. One simple example of this tense is: He is swimming.
How do you use present continuous?
You can use it to describe both events that are happening in the present – right now, while you are talking about something, or in the future – something that may or will happen later on. You use the present continuous by using the present form of the verb “be” + the present participle of a verb.
How do you teach the present continuous tense?
How to Introduce the Present Continuous
- Start by Modeling the Present Continuous.
- Ask Questions about Pictures.
- Introduce the Negative Form.
- Explaining the Present Continuous on the Board.
- Comprehension Activities.
- Continued Activity Practice.
- Challenges with the Present Continuous.
