English Hold: Present Progressive Tense

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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Present Progressive Tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">  
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It indicates an activity which is in
progress at the moment of speaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He cannot meet you because
he is attending a very important meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">  
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It expresses more general present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        What is
shahid doing these days? He is writing a novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        We must
notice here that shahid is sitting at this desk as this moment and writing. But
it means that shahid has started writing the novel but not finished yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">  
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is used with always to describe an
action that happens more frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        My brother
is always working.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        It does
not mean that he works 24 hours a day without any break. It means he works a
lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">  
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It describes future planning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive
Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He is going.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She is speaking English now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They are coming to dinner on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It is raining at present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The baby is crying for milk now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Negative Sentence</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Good
children are not laughing at the poor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
am not feeling cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zahid
is not speaking the truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She
is not boiling water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
sun is not setting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He
is not throwing the ball.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
farmer is not ploughing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">        
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dogs
are not barking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Interrogative
Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are
you feeling sleepy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are
you feeling giddy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
the Radio playing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are
the thieves breaking into?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
Zahid white washing the room?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
he playing on the flute?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
Zahid learning his lesson?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                    
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is
the farmer sowing wheat in the fields? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense a. It indicates an activity which is in progress at the moment of speaking. Example...