d. Ing can be added to a verb ending y without affecting the spelling of the verb:
Carry carrying
Enjoy enjoying
Hurry hurrying
e. The infinitive ends vowel e preceded by vowel i, ie substituted with y, then added ing:
Die dying
Lie lying
Tie tying
3. The Form of Present Progressive Tense
According to A. J. Thomson and A. V. Martinet the progressive tense is formed with the auxiliary verb be + the present participle:
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The present progressive tense consist of four form, they are:
a. Affirmative Statement
We form the affirmative statement by using this formula:
Example:
Subject Form of be
Base form of the verb+ing
I am
studying English
You are
playing badminton
Hesheit is
writing now
Wethey are
watching television
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th
ed, New York: Oxford University Press, 1986, p. 139
Subject + to be am, are, is + Present Participle ing-form + objectcomplement
b. Negative Statement
To make a negative statement, we put not after the auxiliary be:
Example:
Subject Form of
be Not
Base form of the verb+ing
I am
not studying
English You
are not
playing badminton
Hesheit is not
writing now
Wethey are
not watching
television
c. Interrogative Statements
To make an interrogative statement, we put the form of be before the subject:
Example: Form of be
Subject Base form of the
verb+ing Am
I studying
English? Are
you playing
badminton? Is
hesheit writing
now? Are
wethey watching
television?
4. The Usage of Present Progressive Tense
There are some usages of present progressive tense, as follow:
Subject +To be am, are, is+ Not + Present Participle ing-form + objectcomplement
To be am, are, is + Subject + Present Participle ing-form + objectcomplement +?
a We use the present progressive tense when we talk about
something that is happening at the time of speaking:
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For example: “Where is Arsya?” “He is taking a bath.” not he takes
b We also use present progressive tense when we talk about
something that is happening around the time of speaking, but not necessarily exactly at the time of speaking, study this example
situation: “Tom and Ann are talking in Café. Tom says, “I am reading an
interesting book at the moment. I‟ll lend it to you when I‟ve
finished it. Tom is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means
that he has begun the book and has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it.
” c
We often use the present progressive tense when we talk about a period around the present.
For example: Today, this week, this season, etc:
“You are working hard today,” “Yes I have a lot to do”.
d We use the present progressive tense when we talk about
changing situations: For example:
The population of the world is rising very fast. Is your English getting better?
5. The Way to Transforming Simple Present Progressive
Tense
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nd
ed, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, p. 2
