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Ask for information about in-progress activities Give information about in-progress activities
What are you doing? I’m doing my homework.
What are they doing? They are playing congklak.
What is he doing? He is reading a book.
What is she doing there? She is practicing English.
Is she/he studying? Yes She is
No, He is not.
Positive
Subject + to be (am/is/are) + verb 1 + ing
For example: The ships are sailing.
Negative
Time expression
In present continuous tense, we usually use time expressions such as this morning, this
afternoon, this evening, today, nowadays, for the time being, right now, at this moment, at
present, now, etc.
Rules when forming verb-ing