Verbs in present continuous
I write an email to my friend.
I am writing an email to my friend.
What does she do for work? (She is a nurse at a hospital.)
She works at a hospital as a nurse.
Dorothy feels better.
Is Dorothy feeling better?
Lily is calling her mother.
Lily isn´t calling her mother.
What is the structure of Present Continuous?
Subject + Verb to be (am, is, are) + verb with ing.
We learn a lot this year.
We are learning a lot this year.
What are you all doing?
We are playing Jeopardy!
She is playing the piano.
Is she playing the piano?
They are playing a game.
They aren`t playing a game.
What are the 3 forms of the verb "to be" in the present continuous?
am, is, are
Luis eat lunch in the cafeteria.
Luis is eating lunch in the cafeteria.
What is Dorothy doing?
She is hosting Jeopardy.
She drinks coffee.
Does she drink coffee?
She is getting ready for the party
She isn`t getting ready for the party
You use the present continuous to talk about an action that is happening...
In the present!
She play a video game.
She is playing a video game.
If it is 2 in the morning on Monday, what are you doing?
I am sleeping.
Ask a question from the statement: The kids play video games.
Do the kids play video games?
I am working on the project.
I am not working on the project.
Luca fix the computer.
Luca is fixing the computer.
They swim in the pool.
They are swimming in the pool.
It is 8 in the morning on a Tuesday. What are you doing?
I am going to school.
It is raining.
Is it raining?
It´s raining very hard in Daganzo.
It isn`t raining very hard in Daganzo.
We (sit)next to the pool.
We are sitting next to the pool.