PRESENT CONTINUOUS(1)

• We form the Present Continuous like this:

Be + (verb)-ing form: I am eating a sandwich
Here are the forms of the Present Continuos:
• AFF
• NEG
• SIMPLE Qs
• WH Qs
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We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
• To talk about actions and situations in progress now:
The bus is coming.
• To talk about actions and situations in progress around
now, but not exactly at the moment we speak:
What are you doing these days?
I’m learning spanish.
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• Look at these questions:
Are you enjoying that drink, Ann?
Is he watching TV at the moment?
Are they working hard?
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• Here are three common Present Continuous questions. They all
mean ‘How are you?’:
How’s it going?
How are you getting on?
How are you doing?
• We do not usually use the Present Continuous to talk about
opinions or thoughts:
I like tennis. (NOT I’m liking tennis)
I know your sister. (NOT I’m knowing your sister)
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• We do not usually use these verbs in the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS:
like – love – mean – know – understand – remember – hate –
believe – want
THINK and HAVE:
• We cannot use think in the present continuous to express
opinions:
I think he’s nice (NOT I’m thinking he’s nice)
• We can use think in the present continuous to talk about an
action:
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• We cannot use have in the present continuous to talk
about possessions:
I have a ticket for the concert (NOT I’m having a
ticket for the concert)
• We can use have to talk about actions:
I’m having breakfast.
He’s having fun at the party.
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PRACTICE