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PRESENT CONTINUOUS, Question, Affirmative, Negative, a video at the moment…
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
What
do we use it for?
We use it to talk about things happening now or around the time of speaking.
How
do we use it?
SUBJECT
'+ VERB TO BE
'+ VERB WITH -ING
watching
watching
watching
are
aren't
Are
My brothers
My brothers
my brothers
Some verbs aren't normally used in the continuous form. For example:
believe, know, understand, remember, want, need, mean, like, hate
These commonly refer to
states
of the person, they imply a longer period of time
Examples: I
remember
you. We
need
some milk. David
loves
pasta.
Time expressions for present continuous (present or temporary): today, tonight, this afternoon, this weekend, right now, at the moment.
ELLLO
Question
Short answers (Yes/no + subject + verb to be)
Yes, they are.
No, they aren't.
Affirmative
Negative
a video at the moment
Can you think of other examples? What is your family doing right now?
?
Evening: from 5 to 8PM
I am watching TV at the moment.
-ing : -ando/ -endo
Why
are my brothers watching a video at the moment?
Long question
My mother is reading a book.
My father is going to his home.
My sister is playing with her children.
My sister is working at the police station.
Where are you eating at night?