I’m studying hard for my next English exam.

She is watching a very interesting film.

We are sitting on our chairs right now.
They’re copying the information from the presentation.
He’s cooking dinner at the moment.
You’re writing a letter to your parents.
The COVID-19 pandemic’s stressing a lot of people.
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Present Continuous or Progressive is used to express:
- Actions in progress at the moment of speaking
- Temporary situation around the present
Action in progress at the moment

past present future

Temporary sitution around present

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STRUCTURE
POSITIVE:
SUBJECT + TO BE + MAIN VERB-ING FORM + REST + .

For example:
I’m working for an important company.
She’s studying to be a successful businesswoman.
They are celebrating their graduation.
We’re speaking English to the teacher in lessons .
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NEGATIVE:
SUBJECT + TO BE + not + MAIN VERB-ING FORM + REST + .

For example:
I’m not working for Mexican government.
She isn’t practising football at the moment.
They aren’t celebrating their graduation on a holiday.
We are not speaking English in basic courses.
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INTERROGATIVE (close questions):
TO BE + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB-ING FORM + REST + ?

*Possible anwers: Yes, SUBJECT + TO BE. / No, SUBJECT + TO BE + NOT.

For example:
Are you working for an important company? – Yes, I am.
Is she studying Architecture? – No, she isn’t.
Are they celebrating their graduation in a function room? – Yes, they are
Are we speaking English at the moment? – No, we aren’t.
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INTERROGATIVE (open questions):
Wh-QUESTION WORD + TO BE + SUBJECT + MV-ING FORM + REST + ?

For example:
Where are you working at the moment?
Why is she studying Arts?
What are they drinking to celebrate their graduation?
When are we taking our medicine?
* The answer in this case is a complete positive or negative sentence
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VERB TO BE (present)
• SUBJECT PRONOUNS • CONJUGATION FOR “BE”
–I + am  I’m
– you + are  you’re
– he + is  he’s
– she  she’s
+ is
 it’s
– it + is
 we’re
– we + are
 you’re
– you + are 
they’re
– they + are
*These are the contractions
 VERBS IN –ing FORM
How to write verbs in –ING form
1 Most verbs, we only add “ing”
playing cooking standing sleeping
2 Verbs ending in [consonant]+e, we change ‘e’ for “ing”
dancing loving taking having
3 Verbs ending in [consonant+vowel+consonant] stressed
syllable, we double the final [consonant] and add “ing”
stopping hugging sitting planning
4 Verbs ending in [consonant]+ie, we change ‘ie’ for
“ying”
lying dying tying
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