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I (write) an email to my friend Nikki.
I am writing an email to my friend Nikki.
She (play) a video game.
She is playing a video game.
They (swim) in the pool.
They are swiming in the pool.
Paul (eat)lunch in the cafeteria.
Paul is eating lunch in the cafeteria.
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She drinks coffee
Is she drinking coffee?
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She plays piano.
Is she playing piano?
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It rains.
Is it raining?
Ted (fix)the dvd.
Ted is fixing the dvd.
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Pedro feels better.
Is Pedro feeling better?
We (learn) a lot this year.
We are learning a lot this year.
Ask a question using Present Continuous:
The kids play video games
Are the kids playing video games?
Form the negative: It's raining very hard in Valdisotto.
It isn't raining very hard in Valdisotto.
Form the negative: She is calling her mother.
She isn't calling her mother.
Form the negative: They are playing a game
They aren't playing a game
Form the negative: He is getting ready for the party
He isn't getting ready for the party
Form the negative: I am working on the project
I am not working on the project
You can use the present continuous to talk about action that is happening...
NOW
What are the 3 forms of the verb "to be" in the present continuous?
am, is, are
What's the structure of Present Continuous?
Subject + Verb to be (am, is, are) + verb with ing.
We (sit)next to the pool.
We are siting next to the pool.