PRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE
We are having breakfast
They are going to shool
He is swimming
They are playing baseball
PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE
She is brushing her teeth, she is not talking.
The are not holding a Canadian flag, they are holding an Australian flag.
She is not feeling well, she has a headache.
She is not going to school today, she is having a fever.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS
Is she coughing?
Yes she is coughing.
Is he clicking on the mouse?
Yes, he is clicking on the mouse.
What are they doing?
They are running.
Is she talking on the phone? No, she is typing on her computer.
SOME VERBS CANNOT BE USED IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
Some verbs cannot be used in present continuous form when they are used to describe a thought, an opinion, a desire, they are called “stative verbs”. For example: love, want, like.
I want an orange juice (You cannot say “I’m wanting an orange juice”)
The love Australia (You cannot say “They are loving Australia)
He likes his job (You cannot say “He is liking his job)
NEW WORDS
Breakfast, swimming, baseball, brush, flag, headache, fever, cough, click, mouse, type.
Answer the questions, as in the first two examples. Select the – – – – lines in the cyan- color band to listen to the answers.
Are they having breakfast?
Answer: Yes, they are having breakfast.
Are they playing baseball?
Answer: No, they are not playing baseball, they are going to school.
Is he walking?
Answer: ___________, ______
Are they having breakfast?
Answer: _______, _____
Yes, they are having breakfast.
No, they are not playing baseball, the are going to school.
No, he is not walking, he is swimming
No, they are not having breakfast, they are playing baseball
Is she brushing her teeth?
Answer: _________________
Are they holding a French flag?
Answer: ______, ___________
Is she feeling well?
Answer: _______, __________
Is she having a fever?
Yes, she is brushing her teeth.
No, they are not holding a French flag, they are holding an Australian flag.
No, she is not feeling well, she is having a headache.
Yes, she is having a fever.
Is she brushing her teeth?
Answer: _______, __________
Is he typing on his computer?
Answer: ______, ___________
Are they swimming?
Answer: _______, __________
Is she having breakfast?
Answer: _________________
No, she is not brushing her teeth. She is coughing.
No, he is not typing on his computer, he is clicking on his mouse.
No, they are not swimming, they are running.
No, she is not having breakfast, she is working at her computer.
Select the correct sentence.
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