Syllabus topic 3: Present Continuous: I'm doing, I'm not doing, Are you doing?
Present Continuous: I'm doing, I'm not doing, Are you doing?. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing.
Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planLook! The dog ___ in the river.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: is swimming
Completed sentence: Look! The dog is swimming in the river. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
I ___ working today.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: am not
Completed sentence: I am not working today. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
___ you listening to me?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Are
Completed sentence: Are you listening to me? Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
She is ___ dinner now.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: making
Completed sentence: She is making dinner now. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
They ___ staying with us this week.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: are
Completed sentence: They are staying with us this week. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: is swimming
Completed sentence: Look! The dog is swimming in the river. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: am not
Completed sentence: I am not working today. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Are
Completed sentence: Are you listening to me? Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: making
Completed sentence: She is making dinner now. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: are
Completed sentence: They are staying with us this week. Form the present continuous with am/is/are + -ing. Use it for an action happening now or a temporary situation. Put not after be and move be before the subject in questions. Do not omit be.
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