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2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS• BE+ gerund (-ing)
GERUND FORMATION
LOOK, STUDY, ETC. LOOKING, STUDYING, ETC.
LOVE, DANCE, ETC. LOVING, DANCING, ETC.
RUN, SHOP, ETC. RUNNING, SHOPPING, ETC.
REFER*(BrE Verbs <-l,p,m>) TRAVEL
REFERRING* TRAVELLING
•Action in progress now, not habitualNow I’m explaining the present continuous to you. (BUT I usually explain grammar at work)
She’s working at home this week because her daughter’s ill. (BUT She works in an office)
•Expressions of timeRight now, now, at present, nowadays, at the moment, these days
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE
I’m sleeping You’re sleeping He’s sleeping She’s sleepingIt’s sleeping We’re sleepingYou’re sleepingThey’re sleeping
on thesofa now
NEGATIVE
I’m not sleeping You aren’t sleeping He isn’t sleeping She isn’t sleepingIt isn’t sleeping We aren’t sleepingYou aren’t sleepingThey aren’t sleeping
on thesofa now
QUESTIONS
Am I sleepingAre you sleepingIs he sleeping Is she sleepingIs it sleepingAre we sleepingAre you sleepingAre they sleeping
on thesofa now
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I amNo, I’m not etc.