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Present Continuous
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- 2. FORM • Affirmative (S+ TO BE + V-ING + C) I am playing ... I’m playing You are playing ... You’re playing He is playing ... He’s playing She is playing ... She’s playing It is playing ... It’s playing We are playing ... We’re playing You are playing ... You’re playing They are playing ... They’re playing
- 3. • Negative (S+ TO BE (neg) + V-ING + C ) I am not playing ... I’m not playing You are not playing ... You aren’t playing He is not playing ... He isn’t playing She is not playing ... She isn’t playing It is not playing ... It isn’t playing We are not playing ... We aren’t playing You are not playing ... You aren’t playing They are not playing ... They aren’t playing
- 4. • Question (TOBE + S + V-ING + C) Am I playing? Are you playing? Is he playing? Is she playing? Is it playing? Are we playing? Are you playing? Are they playing?
- 5. USE • We usethe Present Continuous to talk about actions that take place at the moment of speaking. • We usually use expressions such as: now, at the moment, today. Becky’s parents are swimming now I’m watching TV at the moment
- 6. -ING SPELLING RULES •We add –ing to most verbs: play .... playing cook ... cooking • Verbs ending in –e lose it and add –ing: dance ... dancing cycle ... cycling • Verbs endind in CVC, doble the last consonant and add –ing: swim ... swimming get ... getting
- 7. EXCEPTION • Verbs expressingfeelings o mental processes (stative verbs) are not used in present continuous. Examples of stative verbs are: understand, think, know, like, love, hate, want. I like my teacher (*I’m liking my teacher) I don’t know (*I’m not knowing) Do you understand? (*Are you understanding?)