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Verbs: Present Continuous

In this chapter we learn the present continuous tense. It shows an action happening right now, and is formed with am, is or are + a verb ending in -ing.

শেখার লক্ষ্য

  • Know what the present continuous shows.
  • Form it with am/is/are + verb + -ing.
  • Choose am, is or are correctly.
  • Make -ing verbs.

মূল ধারণা

What it shows

The present continuous shows an action happening now. For example: ‘She is reading.’

How to form it

We use am/is/are + the verb + -ing. ‘I am playing.’ ‘He is running.’ ‘They are singing.’

The -ing verb

We add -ing to the verb: play → playing, run → running, sing → singing.

শব্দার্থ ও সংজ্ঞা

Present continuous
A tense that shows an action happening now (am/is/are + verb + -ing).

সমাধানসহ উদাহরণ

প্রশ্ন 1. ‘She ___ a book now.’ (read)

সমাধান: is reading.

প্রশ্ন 2. ‘They ___ (play).’

সমাধান: are playing.

যে ভুলগুলো এড়াব

  • Forgetting the -ing on the verb.
  • Using the wrong helper (am/is/are).

Verbs: Present Continuous — কুইজ

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The present continuous shows an action happening ___.

অনুশীলন প্রশ্ন

সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন

Add -ing: ‘jump’ → ?

jumping.

‘He ___ running.’ — fill in.

is.

বড়ো প্রশ্ন

Write what is happening now using present continuous: (I / write), (they / sing).

I am writing. They are singing.

একটু ভেবে

Why is ‘She reading a book’ not complete?

It needs a helper word: ‘She is reading a book.’ (is + reading)

দ্রুত রিভিশন

রিভিশন নোট

  • Present continuous = action happening now.
  • am/is/are + verb + -ing.
  • I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are.

মনে রাখার কথা

  • Form actions happening now.
  • Use am/is/are + verb-ing.

প্রশ্নোত্তর

What goes with ‘I’ in present continuous?

am (I am playing).