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Noteclass 6 8

Present continuous

Lesson 8 of 84

A1

Present continuous = abhi ho raha hai (jaise Hindi me raha hai / rahi hai). Form: am / is / are + verb-ing. Roz ki aadat topic 07 (simple present) hai.

1. Kya hai

Abhi, is waqt, ya isi time ke aas-paas. Time words: now, at the moment, Look! (dekho — abhi).

Use Example
Abhi ka kaam I am cooking rice.
Abhi dikh raha / sun raha Look! It is raining.
Aadat nahi (woh simple present) I play cricket on Sunday. (topic 07)

Farq dekho: I play cricket on Sunday (hamesha / aksar). I am playing cricket now (abhi). Kal ka plan is lesson me nahi — woh baad me.

2. Forms

Pehle be (topic 05), phir -ing. I am go / She playing dono galat.

Subject Positive Negative Question
I am playing / I'm playing am not playing / I'm not playing Am I playing …?
you / we / they + ek se zyada are playing are not / aren't playing Are you playing …?
he / she / it + naam / ek is playing is not / isn't playing Is she playing …?

Short answer: Yes, I am. / No, she isn't. Yes, I'm nahi (topic 05 wahi rule). amn't English me nahi — I'm not.

Kuch verbs abhi bhi simple present: I know. I like tea. I want water. I'm knowing / I'm liking A1 me mat likho. Detail topic 29.

3. -ing spelling

Rule Example
Zyada verbs: sirf ing lagao play → playing, eat → eating, go → going
aakhri e jo bolte nahi — hatao, phir ing make → making, live → living, come → coming
chhota word jaise sit: last letter double sit → sitting, run → running, stop → stopping
y rehta hai study → studying, play → playing

Chhota word, last 3 letters jaise sit: swar (a, e, i, o, u) beech me, last letter dobara — sitting. run → running, stop → stopping. eat → eating — ea lamba, double nahi.

4. Examples

Bold = be + -ing.

  1. I am cooking rice.
  2. You are watching TV.
  3. We are waiting for the bus.
  4. They are playing cricket.
  5. He is drinking chai.
  6. She is reading a book.
  7. It is raining.
  8. Ravi is doing homework.
  9. Mother is making roti.
  10. The shop is closing now.
  11. I am not sleeping.
  12. She isn't listening.
  13. Are you coming? Yes, I am.
  14. Is he studying English? No, he isn't.
  15. I play cricket on Sunday. I am playing cricket now.

5. Common mistakes

She playing cricket.
She is playing cricket.
He is play football.
He is playing football.
I am go to school.
I am going to school. (abhi) / I go to school. (aadat)
I am playing cricket every day.
I play cricket every day.
Are you come?
Are you coming?
Yes, I'm.
Yes, I am.
He siting on the chair.
He is sitting on the chair.
I am knowing the answer.
I know the answer.
Hindi note. Hindi "raha hai / rahi hai" ke liye English me be + -ing dono chahiye. Sirf playing ya sirf is play nahi. every day / on Sunday dikhe to simple present (topic 07), now dikhe to present continuous (abhi ho raha hai).

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I ______ TV now.
2. She ______ rice now.
3. They ______ cricket now.
4. Ravi ______ homework.
5. Sahi sentence?
6. Negative: I ______ now.
7. Aadat (Sunday) — kaunsa tense?
8. Question: ______ you coming?
9. sit → ______
10. Short answer: Are you watching TV?

B. 5 fill-in

1. We ______ cricket now. (are playing / play)

2. Ananya ______ a book now.

3. They ______ TV. (negative: aren't / are not + watching)

4. Question: she / cook rice → ______

5. Sahi karo: he playing football.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. I am + -ing (abhi).
  2. Kisi naam ke saath is + -ing.
  3. Ek question: Are you …?

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) am watching — now = be + -ing. watch aadat. watching ke saath am zaroori.
  2. b) is cooking — she + is + -ing. cooking akela galat. cooks simple present.
  3. c) are playing — they + are. is playing ek ke liye. play = aadat, now nahi.
  4. a) is doing — Ravi ek naam, is + doing. is do / doing galat.
  5. b) She is playing — be aur -ing dono. She playing / is play galat.
  6. c) am not / I'm not — I + am not + -ing. don't sleeping ek saath mat lagao. amn't nahi hota.
  7. a) I play … on Sunday — aadat = simple present. present continuous yahan aadat nahi.
  8. b) Are — you + are. Do simple present ke saath. Is he/she ke liye.
  9. c) sitting — sit jaise chhota word, t dobara. siting spelling galat.
  10. a) Yes, I am. — short answer me I'm nahi — poora I am.
Fill-in
  1. are playing — we + are + -ing; now.
  2. is reading — Ananya ek naam, is + reading.
  3. aren't watching — they + are not + watching. (are not watching bhi theek.)
  4. Is she cooking rice? — Is + she + cooking.
  5. He is playing football. — he ke saath is; H capital.
Model sentences
  1. I am cooking rice.
  2. Meera is reading a book.
  3. Are you coming?

Check: am/is/are + -ing; now vs every day; Yes, I am; I am go nahi.