Verbs in present continuous
We (learn) a lot this year.
We are learning a lot this year.
Watch...
tV
The students are playing Jeopardy now.
Are the students playing a game now?
She is calling her mother.
She isn´t calling her mother.
How do we form 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.
..... a book
Read
My parents are visiting my sister at the moment
Are your parents visiting your sister at the moment?
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.
... a tree.
Climb
My friends are making a cake.
Are your friends making a cake?
He is getting ready for the party
He isn`t getting ready for the party
You can use the present continuous to talk about actions that are happening...
NOW
She (play) a video game.
She is playing a video game.
... a football
Kick
The dogs are playing in the garden right now
Are the dogs playing in the garden right now?
I am working on the project
I am not working on the project
Ted (fix)the computer.
Ted is fixing the computer.
They (swim) in the pool.
They are swimming in the pool.
... on a trampoline.
Jump
The students and the teacher are speaking English
Are the students and the teacher speaking English?
It´s snowing very hard in Moscow.
It isn`t snowing very hard in Moscow.
We (sit)next to the pool.
We are sitting next to the pool.