Present Continuous
1Công thức
am/is/are + verb-ing; negative: am/is/are not + verb-ing; question: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?2Giải thích
Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra, tình huống tạm thời, sự thay đổi đang diễn ra hoặc thói quen gây khó chịu (với always). Công thức: am/is/are + V-ing.
Used for actions in progress at the moment of speaking, temporary situations, changing or developing situations, and annoying repeated habits (with always).
Dấu hiệu: nowat the momentcurrentlythese daysalways (annoyance)
3Khi nào dùng
- Actions happening now
- Temporary actions and situations
- Changing and developing situations
- Annoying habits with always
- Future arrangements
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- Stative verbs are not normally used in the continuous form
- Spelling: drop silent -e (make/making) and double a final consonant after a short stressed vowel (run/running)
5Ví dụ
Look, the children are building a sandcastle.
Prices are rising faster than wages this year.
My brother is staying with us until he finds a flat.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- I am knowing the answer. (stative verb)
- She studying for her exam. (missing auxiliary be)
- He always is losing his keys. (adverb goes after be: He is always losing)