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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) She are sleeping is sleeping sleep .


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


  • 3) We study are studying is studying at the moment.


  • 4) Do Are Is she coming now?


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


  • 6) The boys are playing is playing plays football.


  • 7) They isn't aren't am not cooking fish for dinner.


  • 8) My teachers teach are teaching is teaching today.


  • 9) I eat am eating eating my breakfast right now.


  • 10) Are Is Do it raining outside?


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