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


  • 2) My aunt is learning learning learn German.


  • 3) She sleep are sleeping is sleeping .


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


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


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


  • 7) The water do are is boiling now.


  • 8) The boy aren't kicking isn't kicking kick the ball at the moment.


  • 9) Are Do Is it raining outside?


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


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