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Learning objective: The students will be able recognize the present
continuous tense and use it in a sentence.

Present continuous tense is used when we refer to actions that are
happening or going on right now.

For example – I am writing a letter now.

• Present continuous tense is formed by adding -

‘Is’, ‘am’ or ‘are’ + verb + ing

For example –

She is singing.

I am waiting for the train.

They are jumping.

• The verb ‘is’ is used with a singular noun and pronoun in the
sentence.

For example –

He is playing with his brother.

• The verb ‘am’ is used with the pronoun ‘I’.

For example –

I am going to my school.

• The verb ‘are’ is used with a plural noun or pronoun and the singular
‘you’ in a sentence.

For example –

You are helping your mother in the kitchen.

They are playing football.

Learning outcome: The students were able to recognize the present
continuous tense and used it in a sentence.