
The PRESENT CONTINUOUS is used when we want to express actions which are happened while talking. The simple structure is the following:
VERB TO BE (In present) + MAIN VERB (with -ING ending)
** The -ING form is equal to the Spanish gerunde (Gerundio)
E.g.: I am playing
The complete structures are these:
AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (Present) + -ING VERB + COMPLEMENTS:
I am playing table-tennis now
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (Present) + NOT + -ING VERB + COMPLEMENTS:
I am not playing table-tennis now
INTERROGATIVE: VERB TO BE (Present) + SUBJECT + -ING VERB + COMPLEMENTS + INTERROGATIVE SIGN (?)
Am I playing table-tennis now?
To the interrogative forms, we can answer affirmatively or negatively:
ARE YOU PLAYING TABLE-TENNIS NOW?
- Yes, I am
- No, I am not
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