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Flashcards by Kevin Escamilla, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kevin Escamilla
about 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The present progressive is forming by combining the verb "to be" with the present participle (-ing). | Uses Can be used to describe what is happening now or what will happen in the future. |
| Structure Affirmative Sentences Subject + auxiliar to be + verb (-ing) He is eating She is running | |
| Negative Sentences Subject + auxiliar to be + not + verb (-ing) I am not talking We are not eating | Interrogative Sentences Auxiliar to be + subject + verb (ing) Are you talking? Are they learning? |
| Sometimes writers use this tense to add suspense or humor in fictional pieces. | Do not use the present continuous tense with stative verbs. Stative verbs show a state of being that does not show qualities of change. These verbs can stay in the simple present. |
| Here, the stative verb to prefer shows opinion, and therefore should not be conjugated into the present continuous. |
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