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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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-subjectIYOU
-to beAmare
-gerund
Working
HESHEIT
is working
WEYOUTHEY
are
working
AFFIRMATIVE: am/is working
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-to beAmAre
-subjectIyou
-gerund
working?
IsHESHEIT
working?
AreWEYOUTHEY
working?
INTERROGATIVE: work
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IYOU
Am notAre not
working
HESHEIT
Is not working
WEYOUTHEY
Are not
working
NEGATIVE: work
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It is used to describe –Actions that are happening at the same moment that we are speaking. Very often, we use adverbs: now, at the moment…
USE of PRESENT SIMPLE
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Examples:
“Where are you?” “I’m in the toilet. I’m having a shower.” At the moment, she isn’t going out with Fred. She
doesn’t like him. We have to go to a restaurant. We are repairing the
kitchen now.
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-he is travelling.
-she is playing -they are the piano running
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They are not singing. They’re dancing.
He is waiting for the bus. The bus isn’t coming.
They are going to school.
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Are the girls speaking?No. The girls aren’t speaking because they’re taking an exam.
It’s 8 o’clock. He’s waking up.
He isn’t doing his homework. Why isn’t he working?
The old lady isn’t shopping. She is walking her dog.
Because he’s sleeping. Ssshhh!