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The present continuous
Yes / no questions
Examples
Are you reading a story
Yes, I am
Is Hamid listening to the radio
No, he isn’t
Is he writing a letter
Yes, he is
Is Loubna studying
Yes, she is
Is your cat sleeping
No, it isn’t
Are Kamal and Najib travelling to Marrakesh
No, they aren’t
Are they playing soccer
Yes, they are
w/h questions
What are you doing
I am painting my room
What is Houda doing
She is knitting
When are you travelling
I’m travelling this evening
Where are they going to this weekend
They are going to the stadium
Remember
A single, silent e at the end of the word is dropped before ing
example: come - coming
I am coming home. You are coming home. He is coming home
.
But: ee at the end of the word is not changed
example: agree - agreeing
The final consonant after a short, stressed vowel is doubled before ing.
example: sit - sitting
I am sitting on the sofa. You are sitting on the sofa. He is sitting on the sofa
The letter l as final consonant after a vowel is always doubled before ing
example: travel - travelling
I am travelling around. You are travelling around. He is travelling around
Important: This applies only for British English; in American English there is usually only one l
An ie at the end of a word becomes y before ing
example: lie - lying
I am lying in bed. You are lying in bed. He is lying in bed
Afirmative / negative forms
Full / short forms
Examples
I am playing. - I'm playing.
I am not playing. - I'm not playing.
He is playing. - He's playing.
He is notplaying. - He's not playing. / He isn't playing.
We are playing. - We're playing.
We are not playing. - We're not playing. /We aren't playing
The present continuous
Yes / no questions
Examples
Are you reading a story
Yes, I am
Is Hamid listening to the radio
No, he isn’t
Is he writing a letter
Yes, he is
Is Loubna studying
Yes, she is
Is your cat sleeping
No, it isn’t
Are Kamal and Najib travelling to Marrakesh
No, they aren’t
Are they playing soccer
Yes, they are
w/h questions
What are you doing
I am painting my room
What is Houda doing
She is knitting
When are you travelling
I’m travelling this evening
Where are they going to this weekend
They are going to the stadium
Remember
A single, silent e at the end of the word is dropped before ing
example: come - coming
I am coming home. You are coming home. He is coming home
.
But: ee at the end of the word is not changed
example: agree - agreeing
The final consonant after a short, stressed vowel is doubled before ing.
example: sit - sitting
I am sitting on the sofa. You are sitting on the sofa. He is sitting on the sofa
The letter l as final consonant after a vowel is always doubled before ing
example: travel - travelling
I am travelling around. You are travelling around. He is travelling around
Important: This applies only for British English; in American English there is usually only one l
An ie at the end of a word becomes y before ing
example: lie - lying
I am lying in bed. You are lying in bed. He is lying in bed
Afirmative / negative forms
Full / short forms
Examples
I am playing. - I'm playing.
I am not playing. - I'm not playing.
He is playing. - He's playing.
He is notplaying. - He's not playing. / He isn't playing.
We are playing. - We're playing.
We are not playing. - We're not playing. /We aren't playing
