Mastering Present Continuous Tense

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Present continuous usage

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Actions happening now

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Structure

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Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

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Example

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She is reading

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Negative form

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Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing

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Example (negative)

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He is not playing

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Question form

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Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?

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Example (question)

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Are you coming?

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Signal words

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Now, at the moment, currently

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Stative verbs

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Not used in continuous form

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Example (stative)

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I know (not I am knowing)