Present continuous - Video

WATCH THE VIDEO AND REPEAT:
"I AM WALKING. SHE IS RUNNING. THEY ARE JUMPING.
I AM READING. HE IS LISTENING TO MUSIC. THEY ARE WATCHING TV."
The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb BE and the ING form of a verb.
The present continuous has three forms:
WATCH THE VIDEO AND REPEAT:
"I AM WALKING. SHE IS RUNNING. THEY ARE JUMPING.
I AM READING. HE IS LISTENING TO MUSIC. THEY ARE WATCHING TV."
The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb BE and a VERB+ING:
PERSONAL PRONOUN | TO BE | VERB+ING |
I | AM | READING |
YOU | ARE | READING |
HE/SHE/IT | IS | READING |
WE | ARE | READING |
YOU | ARE | READING |
THEY | ARE | READING |
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We make questions by putting AM, IS or ARE in front of the subject:
TO BE | PERSONAL PRONOUN | VERB+ING |
AM | I | READING? |
ARE | YOU | READING? |
IS | HE/SHE/IT | READING? |
ARE | WE | READING? |
ARE | YOU | READING? |
ARE | THEY | READING? |
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We make negatives by putting NOT after AM, IS or ARE:
Long form | Contracted form | VERB+ING |
I AM NOT | I'M NOT | READING |
YOU ARE NOT | YOU'RE NOT | READING |
HE/SHE/IT IS NOT | HE/SHE/IT 'S NOT | READING |
WE ARE NOT | WE'RE NOT | READING |
YOU ARE NOT | YOU'RE NOT | READING |
THEY ARE NOT | THEY'RE NOT | READING |
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