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The document provides information about the present continuous tense in English. It outlines the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. The present continuous is used to describe actions that are happening now or ongoing by using the verb "to be" plus the verb ending in "-ing". Examples are given such as "I am working", "You are not listening to music", and "Are the children doing their homework?".

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The document provides information about the present continuous tense in English. It outlines the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. The present continuous is used to describe actions that are happening now or ongoing by using the verb "to be" plus the verb ending in "-ing". Examples are given such as "I am working", "You are not listening to music", and "Are the children doing their homework?".

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Present continuous

I am doing
The present continuous
affirmative form:
Person / Subject + V to be + V ing

Person / Subject + am / is / are + doing / eating / running / writing.

 I am working.
 You are listening music.
 He is reading a nespaper.
 Maria is eating.
 We are having dinner.
 The children are doing their homework.
The present continuous
negative form
Person / Subject + V to be not + V ing
Person / Subject + am / is / are (not) + doing / eating / running / writing.

 I am not working.
 You are not listening music.
 He is not reading a nespaper.
 Maria is not eating.
 We are not having dinner.
 The children are not doing their homework.
Am / is / are + ing = something
is happening now:

 I´m working.
 You´re studying.
 She´s wearing a hat.
 They’re playing baseball.
 I´m not wearing television.
 You aren´t listening music.
past ----------NOW ---------future

 Please be quiet. I´m working.


 Look, there´s Sarah. She´s wearing a brown coat.
 The weather is nice. It´s not raining.
 Where are the children? They´re playing in the park.
 We´re having dinner now. Can I call you later?
 You can turn off the television. I´m not watching it.
Are you doing?
(present continuous questions)
Positive Question
I am Am I
doing. doing?
He he
working. working?
She is Is she
It going. it going?
staying. staying?
We we
You are Are you
They they
The present continuous
interrogative form:
Are you doing?
V to be + Person / Subject + V ing

Am / Is / Are + Person / Subject + doing / eating / running /


writing.

 Am I working?
 Are you listening music?
 Is he reading a nespaper.?
 Is Maria eating?
 Are we having dinner?
 Are the children doing their homework?
The present continuous
wh question
Wh + is / are + person /subject + V –ing

Wh is / are subject ing

Where is He
Mary working today?
+ + +

What are they


those people going?

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