This tense is used to describe actions that are happening in this moment. In other situations it can also be used to express future actions. The structure of this tense is simple. You only need the verb to be and the -ing ending for the main verb. Let's see the examples:
* Mom and dad are cooking dinner.
* The students are reading the examples right now.
* She is writing a letter for her family.
* The kids are playing in the street in this moment
These examples illustrate the sense of future:
* My friends and I are going to the movies later.
* She is finishing her homework after the tv news.
* I am visiting my grandparents tonight.
As you can see, the structure is the same in both situations. Time expressions like tonight or right now help you differentiate the use of the tense.
Let's see what happens when you want to change these sentences into interrogative ones:
The verb to be is found in the sentences right? Now, do you remember how to change to interrogative form the sentences with the verb to be? Correct! You have to move the verb to be to the beginning of the sentence and the rest of the sentence does not change.
* Are mom and dad are cooking dinner?
* Are the students reading the examples right now?
* Is she writing a letter for her family?
* Are the kids playing in the street in this moment?
* Is she finishing her homework after the tv news?
Finally, to form negative sentences, add the negative word not after the verb to be:
* Mom and dad are not cooking dinner.
* The students are not reading the examples right now.
* She is not writing a letter for her family.
* The kids are not playing in the street in this moment.
* My friends and I are not going to the movies later.
* She is not finishing her homework after the tv news.
* I am not visiting my grandparents tonight.
Always remember to add the -ing particle at the end of the main verb.
Exercises
What are they doing?
Matching exercise
1) sue is skoting 2) tom is writing 3) john is running 4) mary is driving 5) anna is dreaming 6) pedro is singing 7) marc is sleeping 8) jean is cooking 9) susam is exercising
A)_____________________
B)______________________
C)______________________
D)______________________
E)______________________
F)______________________
G)______________________
H)______________________
I)_______________________
Good luck!
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