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Present continuous

It is usually used to talk about actions that are happening in the moment you talk.

It is form with the verb TO BE+ VERB-ING

AF:

Subject+ to be + verb-ing

She is talking to him

Im working

NEG:

Subject+ to be +not + verb-ing

She isnt talking to him

Im not working

INT:

To be + subject + verb-ing +?

Is she talking to him?

Am I working?

Rules:

The verbs that ends with e, they lose that e and add ing

Write--writing havehaving come--coming

The verbs which have 1 syllable and ends with vocal+ consonant duplicate that consonant ans
add ing

put-- putting stop--stopping shop--shopping

JUST

Just is a common adverb in English, especially in speaking. It has different meanings.

Just meaning is simply or absolutely to add emphasis to a statement

Our holiday was just perfect.

Just meaning exactly

You look just like your sister

Just meaning only

His first pay cheque was just fifty pounds.


Just to soften expressions

We use just in speaking to soften what we say, especially in requests:

Could you just open the window?

Just and expressions of time

Just can mean recently or a very short time before or after speaking:

Wheres my phone? I had it just now.

We often use the present perfect or past perfect with this meaning of just when we refer to a
short time before the moment of speaking:

Ive just decided to sell my apartment.

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