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Affirmative : Subject + to be + verb -ing + obj I'm learning English. Negative: Subject + to be not + verb -ing + obj You aren't watching TV. Interrogative : To be + subject + verb -ing We use: !. To e"r#ress the i$ea that something is ha##ening %&' at this ver( moment. E". You're learning English now. The('re rea$ing their boo)s. 'hat are (ou $oing *. To sa( that we are in the #rocess o+ $oing a longer action which is in #rogress. E". I'm stu$(ing to become a $octor. I'm rea$ing tge boo) Tom Saw(er. ,ren't (ou teaching at the universit( -. To in$icate that something will .or not/ ha##en in the near +uture. E". I'm meeting some +rien$s a+ter wor). Is he visiting his #arents ne"t wee)en$ 'e aren0t going to tge #art( tonight. 1. To e"#ress the i$ea that something irritating or shoc)ing o+ten ha##ens..,lwa(s2 contantl(/ E". She's alwa(s coming to class late. State verbs: There are some non-continuous verbs that cannot be use$ in an( continuous tense2 so we use it in 3resent Sim#le: To be2 to want2 to cost2 to nee$2 to e"ist2 to #ossess2 to li)e2 to love2 to hate.... E": She's loving this ice-cream .4/ She loves this ice cream .5/ Is she eating chocolate