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Present continuous

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"The Present Continuous" is a tense used for actions happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in larger sense.

Form:

Positive: Subject + am / are / is + verb + -ing
Negative: Subject + am / are / is + not + verb + -ing
Interrogative: Am / Are / Is + subject + verb + -ing
Keywords: now, at the moment, at present, today
Interrogative
Questions
Am I studying?
Are you studying?
Is he / she / it studying?
Are we studying?
Are you studying?
Are they studying?

Exercises - Present continuous

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  • 1) You is not am not are not listening to me.


  • 2) They aren't cleaning isn't cleaning cleans the house now.


  • 3) My aunt learn learning is learning German.


  • 4) The water is do are boiling now.


  • 5) I reads am reading are reading a book now.


  • 6) Is Are Do she coming now?


  • 7) The birds do are is flying now.


  • 8) My brother do are is not sleeping on our sofa.


  • 9) My parents writes isn't writing aren't writing a letter today.


  • 10) She is sleeping sleep are sleeping .


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