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Present continuous

Present (BE + -ING)

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- What are they doing?
- They are playing football.

Main use: action which is being done at the same moment.

Syntax: Auxiliary BE (conjugated) + Verb ending in -ING

Examples:
I am playing football.
You are playing football.
He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.

Negation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...

Question: Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football? ...

Answers:

Are they playing football?

Long answers:	Yes, they're playing football.	No, they aren't playing football.
Short answers:	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.

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1. They (study) at the moment.

2. She (watch) TV.

3. What (you/read) at the moment?

4. I (cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?

5. It (not/work). I think it's broken.

6. He (learn) German for his job.

7. Paul and Mike (play) football.

8. Why (Sarah/cry)?

9. He (sit) on the bench.

10. I (do) my homework.

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