Present continuous
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The document provides examples and explanations of how to use the present continuous tense in English. It discusses using verbs like "be" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb to talk about actions happening now. Short sentences are given as examples, such as "At the moment Alice is riding her bike" and "Mark and his brother are playing football." Affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are shown. Finally, there are exercises matching verbs in the present continuous form with subjects to form sentences.
Present continuous
- 2. We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening now, at the moment. At the moment Alice At the moment Alice is riding her bike. is riding her bike.
- 3. Verb to be (present simple) + main verb + ing Mark and his brother Mark and his brother are playing football. are playing football.
- 4. Affirmative Negative I am (’m) I am not (’m not) You are (’re) You He She It is (’s) are not (aren’t) reading cooking dancing is not (isn’t) singing We You are (’re) They reading He cooking She dancing It singing We You are not (aren’t) They
- 5. INTERROGATIVE Am I Are you Is he she it we Are you they YES/NO ANSWERS I you painting? eating? Yes, swimming? he walking? she it am. I am not. (’m not) are you are not. (aren’t) he she it is not. (isn’t) we you they are not. (aren’t) is. we you are. they No,