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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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