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Present Continuous What are they doing now? eat // ice-cream She is eating an ice-cream dance They are dancing . have // a shower He is having a shower.

cry Is the boy crying ? Yes, he is . The boy is crying . cook // pancakes play // the violin Is the man cooking pancakes? No, he isn’t . The man is playing the violin. read // the newspaper Is she reading the newspaper? Yes, she is. She is reading the newspaper.

The Present Continuous AFFIRMATIVE I am danc ing You are danc ing He / She / It is danc ing We are danc ing You are danc ing They are danc ing Verb: Dance FORM: Verb TO BE (simple present) + MAIN VERB ending in -ING USE:  To talk about actions happening at or around the moment of speaking (temporary actions)

NEGATIVE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],INTERROGATIVE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Verb: Dance The Present Continuous

SPELLING RULES ,[object Object],writ e  writ ing tak e  tak ing but s ee  s eeing ,[object Object],[object Object],sit  si tt ing swim  swi mm ing but open  open ing ,[object Object],trave l  trave ll ing ,[object Object],lie  l y ing die  d y ing

TIME EXPRESSIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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