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Grammar Summary

j 6.2 Present continuous: negative
6 People
am not
I playing the piano,
6.1 Present continuous: affirmative 'm not
skiing.
We
am doing a project. are not reading a book,
I You
'm playing the piano. aren't watching TV.
They
singing,
We
are having a shower. He swimming,
You is not
're making a poster. She sitting in the car.
They isn't
It
He
is watching TV. Translate
She
's sitting in the car. My friends aren't making a poster.
It
Cathy isn't driving to work.
a We use the present continuous for actions that
are happening now. 6.3a Present continuous: questions \
b We make the present continuous with be {am,
Am I speaking English?
is, are) and the present participle -ing.
we doing your homework?
с Note these spelling rules for the present
Are you having a shower?
participle:
they writing an email?
1 with most verbs, add -ing. reading a magazine?
he
read - reading going to school?
Is she
play - playing listening to the radio?
it
do - doing
Where is she going?
2 with verbs ending in -e, remove the -e and add
-ing. What is he doing?
have - having Why are they talking ?
dance - dancing To make questions in the present continuous, we
write - w riting put Am, Is or Are in front of the subject. For Wh-
3 with verbs with a short vowel + one consonant, questions add the question word at the beginning.
double the consonant and add -ing.
Translate
sit - sitting
Are they going to the park?
get - getting
What is your friend wearing?
Translate
He's playing the piano.
They're sitting in the car.