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Present Continuous

Present Continuous

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9th Grade

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Present Continuous

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Il Present Continuous si usa per parlare di :

Uso

  • azioni in corso di svolgimento

    We're doing our homework at the moment. Stiamo facendo i compiti in questo momento.

  • situazioni temporanee

    I'm working hard these days. Sto lavorando molto in questi giorni.

  • cambiamenti graduali

    The climate is changing. Il clima sta cambiando.

  • azioni che si vedono in una fotografia o in un quadro

    In this photo, I'm dancing with my friends. In questa foto sto ballando con i miei amici

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​Il Present Continuous si forma con:

presente del verbo be + forma in -ing del verbo principale

​Nelle prossime diapositive ripassiamo:

  • il verbo be

  • la formazione del verbo alla forma in -ing

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​La forma in -ing si costruisce aggiungendo -ing alla forma base del verbo

walk => walking / play => playing

Ci sono alcune variazioni ortografiche. Se il verbo termina in:

​La forma in -ing

  • -e muta ==> la -e cade e si aggiunge -ing

  • una sola vocale + consonante, ed è:

    • un verbo di una sillaba

    • un verbo di due sillabe con l'accento su ultima sillaba

  • - l preceduta da una sola vocale ==>

  • ie ==>

​make => making / have => having

​la consonante finale raddoppia + -ing

stop => stopping

begin => beginning

​raddoppia la -l + -ing travel => travelling

-ie cambia in -y lie => lying

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​Present Continuous: Forma Affermativa

​Soggetto + am / is / are ('m / 's / 're) + verbo alla forma in -ing

Esempi

​I am working (I'm working)

He is playing the guitar (He's playing the guitar)

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​Present Continuous: Forma Negativa

​Soggetto + verbo essere (be) + not + verbo alla forma in -ing

Esempi

She is not reading a book. (She isn't reading a book.)

We are not studying Maths. (We aren't studying Maths.)

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​Present Continuous: Forma Interrogativa

​Verbo essere (be) + soggetto + verbo alla forma in -ing ?

Esempi

Are you watching TV?

Is he having lunch?

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​Risposte brevi - Short answers

Affermative

Yes, + pron. pers. sogg + am / is / are

Yes, I am.

Yes, he / she / it is.

Yes, you / we / they are.

*Ricorda che le risposte brevi affermative non si possono contrarre

Negative

No, + pron. pers. sogg + 'm not/ isn't/ aren't

No, I'm not.

No, he / she / it isn't.

No, you / we / they aren't.

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My parents ....... the house right now.

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is cleaning

2

cleaning

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are cleaning

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am cleaning

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I ...... an email to my best friend

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is writing

2

am writing

3

writing

4

are writing

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My classmates ....... soccer this morning.

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playing

2

plays

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are playing

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is playing

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Tom ...... her homework now

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are doing

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doing

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do

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is doing

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David ..... to Qatar at this moment.

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is travelling

2

travelling

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travel

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am travelling

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