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Present continuous

We use the present continuous tense in a few conditions:

A –Temporary conditions at the same time.

B –Action occurring at the same time of speaking.

C –Function that happened more often than expected.

D – About having a tendency or changing conditions.

Different forms of Present continuous:

Affirmative:

Subject +(am, is, are) + Verb (infinitive) + ing

I am working on my computer every day.

Negative:

Subject +(am, is, are) + not + Verb (infinitive) + ing

I am not going to the gym every night.

Interrogative:

(Am, Is,Are) + Subject + Verb (infinitive) + ing

Are you shopping every weekend in the Metro mall?

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2. Catty various kinds of newspaper.

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