Verbs in present continuous
We (learn) a lot this year.
We are learning a lot this year.
What are you doing?
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She feels better.
Is she feeling better?
She is calling her mother.
She isn´t calling her mother.
What's the structure of Present Continuous?
Subject + Verb to be (am, is, are) + verb with ing.
I (write) an email to my friend Nikki.
I am writing an email to my friend Nikki.
Are you outside right now?
No, we're not.
They play piano.
Is she playing 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
Paul (eat)lunch in the cafeteria.
Paul is eating lunch in the cafeteria.
What are your classmates & you playing?
We're playing JEOPARDY!
She drinks coffee
Is she drinking coffee?
He is getting ready for the party
He isn`t getting ready for the party
You can use the present continuous to talk about...
ARRANGEMENTS
Lucy and her brother (play) a video game.
She is playing a video game.
What is the teacher doing now?
He is teaching English.
You go home tomorrow
Are you going home tomorrow?
I am working on the project
I am not working on the project
James (fix) the dvd.
Ted is fixing the dvd.
They (swim) in the pool.
They are swiming in the pool.
What are you doing after class?
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It rains
Is it raining?
It´s raining very hard in Valparaiso.
It isn`t raining very hard in Valparaíso
We (sit) next to the pool.
We are siting next to the pool.