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The Present Continuous/Progressive Tense

The Present Continuous/Progressive Tense. The form: Verb be + verb + ing e.g : is eat ing / are drink ing / is listen ing. Uses: 1- The action is happening right now: We are writing the lesson now. He is eating his dinner now.

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The Present Continuous/Progressive Tense

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  1. The Present Continuous/Progressive Tense

  2. The form: Verb be + verb + ing e.g : iseating / aredrinking / islistening

  3. Uses: 1- The action is happening right now: We are writing the lesson now. He is eating his dinner now. They are relaxing by the lake.

  4. 2- The action is currently in progress: We are learning Italian this month. I am studying grammar 1 this semester.

  5. The Negative form Verb to be + not + verb + ing Hiroshi isnotwearing boots. They arenotreading the book. I amnotplaying football with them.

  6. Yes/No Questions Yes, he is reading the text right now. - Is he reading the text right now? No, I’am not getting tired. - Aren’t you getting tired? No, they aren’t learning Italian this semester. - Aren’t they learning Italian this semester?

  7. Information Questions We are leaving at noon. When are we leaving ? They aren’t wearing shoes because their feet are hurting them. Why aren’t they wearing shoes?

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