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By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

Use the present continous

Use the past continous

Use "Will" and "Going to" to talk about the future

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Present continous:

We use the present continous to talk about actions that are in progress at the moment:

For affirmative sentences, we use this structure:

Subject + verb to be + verb + ing + complement

For negative sentences, we use this structure:

Subject + verb to be + not +verb + ing + complement

For questions, we use this structure: Verb to be + Subject + verb + ing + complement
+?

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Examples:

I am running in the park

He is not talking to you
Are they playing soccer?

Try making questions and sentences with the present continous tense!

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Past continous:

We use the past continous to talk about actions that were in progress sometime in the past:

For affirmative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + past verb to be + verb + ing +
complement

For negative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + past verb to be + not +verb + ing
+ complement

For questions, we use this structure: Past Verb to be + Subject + verb + ing + complement
+?

Remember: Was is for I, He, She and It. Were is for You, We and They

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Let's talk about the future:

To make sentences that talk about the future, you can use either "will" or "going to":
Will:
For affirmative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + will+ verb + complement

For negative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + won't + verb + complement

For questions, we use this structure: Will + Subject + verb + complement + ?

Examples:
I will visit my mom tomorrow
He won't get good grades in his exam
Will you eat burguers today?

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Going to:
For affirmative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + verb to be + going to + verb +
complement

For negative sentences, we use this structure: Subject + verb to be + not + going to + verb +
complement

For questions, we use this structure: Verb to be + Subject + going to + verb + complement + ?
Examples:
He is going to Caracas next week
We are not going to play with the band
Am I going to travel to Europe?

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Idiom of the day

You can answer a question with "will" using "going to" and viceversa

Will you visit your mother? - Yes, I am going to visit my mother tomorrow
Are you going to play baseball? - No, I won't play baseball

Try making questions and sentences with "going to" or "will"

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