Present Progressive (Continuous Form)

(g) John is sleeping right now.
(h) I need an umbrella because it is raining.
(i) The students are sitting at their desks right now.
The present progressive express an activity is in progress at the moment of speaking. It is a temporary activity that began it the past, is continuing at present, and will probably end at some point it the future.

(j) I am taking five course this semester.
(k) John is trying to improve his work habits.
(l) Susan is writing another book this year.
Often the activity is of a general nature: something generally in progress this week, this months, this year. Note(l): The sentence means that writing a book is a general activity Susan in engaged in at present, but it does not mean tha at the moment of speaking she is sitting at her desk with pen in hand.




"Grammarway 3" Jenny Dooley - Virginia Evans
Present Continuous is used:

1. for actions taking place now, at the moment of speaking, or for temporary actions; that is actions that are going on around now, but not at the actual moment of speaking.
   He is working hard last month. He is reading a book now.


2. with always when we want to express our irritation at actions which happen to often.
   They are always forgetting to pay the bills.


3. for actions that we have already arranged to do in the near future, especially when the time and place have been decided.
   She is getting married today at 3 p.m. in church.


4. for changing or developing situations.
   More and more forests are disappearing because of fire.

+ing drawing
ie->y +ing lying
e->ing diving
double consonant +ing putting

Ryamond Murphy ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE
A
She is driving to work. This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished.

B
The action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking.
Kate wants to work in Italy, so she's learning Italian.

C
You can use the present continuous with today/this week/this year etc.
You're working hard today.

D
We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs:
get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start
The population of the world is increasing very fast.