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The document provides examples of using the present continuous tense in English. It shows sentence structures using "am/is/are + -ing" to indicate actions that are happening now, such as "She's eating" and "It's raining." It also shows how to use the present continuous with the negative by adding "not," like "She isn't reading" and "The sun isn't shining."

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The document provides examples of using the present continuous tense in English. It shows sentence structures using "am/is/are + -ing" to indicate actions that are happening now, such as "She's eating" and "It's raining." It also shows how to use the present continuous with the negative by adding "not," like "She isn't reading" and "The sun isn't shining."

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She's eat ing. It's raining. They' re running.

She isn' t reading. The sun isn' t shining. They aren' t w alking.

The present continuous is:


am / is/ are + doing/ eat ing/ running/ w rit ing etc.

I am (no t ) o I'm w orking . I'm n o t w at ch in g TV.

he o M aria is read ing a newspaper.


she is (no t ) o She isn' t eat ing, (or She's no t eat ing.)
it -ing o The bus is com ing.
we o We' re having dinner.
you are (no t ) o You' re n o t list ening to me. (or You aren' t list ening
they o The children are d oing their hom ework.

am / is/ are + - in g = something is happening now:

I'm w o r k in g
she's w ear in g a hat
they're playing football
I'm n o t w at ch in g TV

past now future

O Please be quiet. I'm w orking. (= I'm working now)


O Look, there's Sarah. She's w ear ing a brown coat. (= she is wearing it now)
O The weather is nice. It's no t raining.
O 'Where are the children?' ' They' re playing in the park.'
O (on the phone) We' re having dinner now. Can I call you later?
O You can turn o ff the television. I'm n o t w at ch in g it.

Spelling (—> Ap p end ix 5):

com e —> com ing writ e —» w rit ing dance —> dancing
run —» running sit —» sit t ing swim —> swim m ing
lie —» lying

am/ is/ are ^ Unit 1 are you doing? (q uestions) ^ Unit 4 I am doing and I do Unit 8
What are you doing t omorrow? Unit 25____________________________________________________

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