The Present Continuous Tense
Study the sentences below:
I am sitting under a palm tree.
Tika and Lusi are walking on the sand.
She is busy taking pictures.
The Pattern :
(a) The Positives:
Subject | be | Verb + ing | Object |
I | am | studying | English. |
You | are | swimming. | |
John (He) | is | running. | |
Tia (She) | is | singing | a song. |
The bird (It) | is | flying. | |
We | are | reading. | |
The children (They) | are | playing | football. |
(b) The Negatives: Subject + be + not + verb + ing
Examples :
I am not walking on the sand.
Tika is not taking pictures.
Lusi and I are not swimming.
(c) The Interrogatives: Be + subject + verb + ing?
Examples :
Am I disturbing you?
Is she watching television?
Are you coming with us?
What is the baby doing?
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