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Practice Week 3

Present continuous expresses progressive actions happening at the moment.

present continuous

You-we-they + are

• You are having a blast.
• They are stuying in pairs.
• We are watching a movie.

He-She-It + is

• He is eating cake.
• She is staying at her parents'.
• The dog is chasing cats.

I + am / I 'm

• I am working right now

Be : am / is / are

It's auxiliary verb is the "verb to Be"

Subject + to be + not + verb -ing

Examples:

• I'm not sculpting, I'm painting.
• They are not stuying in pairs.
• She's not watching a movie.

negative form

The negative form of the present continuous tense results quite easy to conjugate

Is he working right now?

Example:

• He is dancing right now.

• You only need to invert the possition of the subject and the auxiliary

Are you working right now?

Example:

• You are working right now.

Auxiliary : am / is / are

Interrogative form

Is she smiling?

He is frowning

He is not doing anything

What are they doing?

She is saying hello

Thanks!