Essential Grammar in Use(Third Edition)--Present Unit3

I am doing(present continuous  现在进行时）

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A

example

• She is eating.        She isn't reading. 
• It's raining.             The sun isn't shining.
• They're running.    They aren't walking.
• The present continuous is:

am/is/are + doing/eating/running/writing etc.

I	am(not)	-ing
he  she it	is(not)
we you they	are(not)

example

• I'm working. I'm not watching TV.
• Maria is reading a newspaper.
• You're not listening to me. (or You aren't listening...)

B

am/is/are + -ing = something is happening now:

past	I'm working she's wearing a hat they're playing football I'm not wacthing television
now
future

example 

• Please be quiet. I'm working.  (= I'm working now.)
• The weather is nice. It's not raining.
• (on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can I phone you later?

Spelling

come  coming    write  writing    dance  dancing

run  running    sit  sitting    swim  swimming

lie  lying