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Present continuous
The present continuous tense is used to describe activities that are happening now or are in progress now, activities or situations that are currently true but not necessarily happening at the moment, and temporary activities or planned future arrangements. It is formed using the present tense of the verb "to be" and the present participle of the main verb. Questions and negatives are formed following the typical rules. Some verbs that describe states rather than activities, such as like, believe, or have, are usually not used in the present continuous unless the meaning changes to describe an activity rather than a state.
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The Present Continuous (or Progressive) is used for current activities, temporary actions, and planned future arrangements.
Affirmative and negative forms, including examples. It also includes how to form YES/NO and Wh- questions in this tense.
Examples of YES/NO and Wh- questions in Present Continuous. Engages with the concept of understanding ongoing actions.
Explanation of stative verbs and their typical usage in the Present Simple, alongside examples of when they can appear in Present Continuous with altered meanings.
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Present continuous
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- 2. When do weuse present continuous? To express: 1.an activity that is happening now. 2.an activity or situation that is true now, but is not necessarily happening at the moment of speaking. 3. a temporary activity. 4.a planned future arrangement.
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- 5. He isn´t studying.Kids are playing.
- 6. Negative Form YES/ NOQuestions Wh- Questions
- 7. Is the dogeating a bone? What are the girls doing?
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- 10. There are verbsthat are usually only used in the present simple. This is because their meanings are related to states o conditions that are facts and not activities.
- 11. I don´t believein ghosts. I like you!
- 12. Some of thisverbs can be used in the Present Continuous, but with a change of meaning. In the continuous, the verb expresses an activity, not an state.
- 13. He has alot of money. He is having a bad day!