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Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Sujeito
I am reading I am not dancing Am I writing?
(I'm not)
You are reading You are not dancing Are you writing?
(You aren't)
He is reading He is not dancing Is he writing?
(He isn't)
She is reading She is not dancing Is she writing?
(She isn't)
It is reading It is not dancing Is it writing?
(It isn't)
We are reading We are not dancing Are we writing?
(We aren't)
You are reading You are not dancing Are you writing?
(You aren't)
They are reading They are not dancing Are they writing?
(They aren't)
Auxiliar - Verb To Be Verbo no Gerundio (-ing)

Use:

To talk about actions happening:


- now, at the time of speaking;
- around the moment of speaking, not necessarily this very moment;
- in a near future, especially for planned actions.
Expressions we use with the Present Continuous:
- right now
- now
Form: - at the moment
- this morning/afternoon/evening/week
- tonight
- tomorrow
- next Monday/Friday/Saturday
- Listen!
- Look! / Look out
- Be careful!
Gerund = Infinite + -ing
E.g.: drink + ing = drinking
watch + ing = watching
listen + ing = listening

1. –

E.g.: have – having


write – writing

2. –

E.g.: die – dying

Your nline English Class – http://youronlinenglishclass.com.pt


3.

E.g.:

EXCEPTIONS:

am I I am
are you You are
is he He is
is she She is dancing.
What doing?
is it It is eating.
are we We are
are you You are
are they They are

A. Build sentences following the examples.

James / eat / a cake James / not eat / a cake James / eat / a cake / ?
James is eating a cake. James isn’t eating a cake. Is James eating a cake?

1. I / read / a comic book


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2. You / not / study / Maths


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3. He / run / very fast / ?


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4. Sam and Gillian / listen / to music


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5. She / play / volleyball


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Your nline English Class – http://youronlinenglishclass.com.pt

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