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GRAMMAR SUMMARY Unit 11
11a Present continuous Questions www.english0905.com

Am I
Use Is
Use the present continuous for something he/she/it reading?
happening now. Are you/we/they
Short answers
Yes, am.
I
No, ’m not.
Yes, is.
he/she/it
No, isn’t.
We’re cooking. She’s reading. She isn’t Yes, are.
watching a movie. No, you/we/they aren’t.
www.english0905.com doing?
Form
Question words
What
are we/you/they
subject be verb + Where is he/she/it going?
-ing
For more practice, see Exercises 3 and 4.

Affirmative am cooking. 11b Present simple and

www.english0905.com REMEMBER! are reading. We use:
I
present continuous
is
eating.
He/She/It
You/We/They
Negative
• present simple to talk about routines and
’m not
I
true things.
cooking.
isn’t
• present continuous to talk about activities in
eating.
He/She/It
reading.
progress.
aren’t
You/We/They
Contractions
I am cooking. = I’m cooking.
He is reading. = He’s reading.
They are sleeping. = They’re sleeping. He gets up at seven o’clock. It’s seven o’clock. He’s getting
(= every day) up. (= now)
For more practice, see Exercises 1 and 2.
For more practice, see Exercises 5 and 6.
11a Present continuous 11c Prepositions of place (2)

questions and short
answers www.english0905.com

The ball is behind the box. The ball is between the
question am/is/ subject verb + boxes.
word are -ing

Are you reading? Yes, I am. The ball is on the box. The ball is under the box.

What is she doing? She’s sleeping.
Where are they going? To school.

The ball is above the box. The ball is in front of the

box.
For more practice, see Exercise 7.

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