Essential Grammar in Use(Third Edition)--Present Unit4

are you doing(present continuous questions）

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A

positive

I	am	doing? working? going? staying?                    etc.
he she it	is
we you they	are

question

am	I	doing? working? going? staying?                    etc.
is	he she it
are	we you they

example

• Are you feeling OK?   Yes,I'm fine, thanks.
• Is it raining?   Yes, take an umbrella.
• Why are you wearing a coat?   It's not cold.
• What's Paul doing?   He's reading the newspaper.
• What are the children doing?   They're watching television.
• Look, there's Emily!   Where's she going?
• Who are you waiting for?   Are you waiting for Sue?

B

Study the word order:

is/are + subject + -ing

	Is Is	he Paul	working today? working today?(not Is working Paul today?)
Where Where	are are	they those people	going? going?(not Where are going those people?)

 

C

Short answers

Yes,	I	am.
	he she it	is.
	we you they	are.

 

No,	I'm	not
	he's she's it's
	we're you're they're

or

No,	he she it	isn't
	we you they	aren't

example

• Are you going now?   Yes, I am.
• Is Paul working today?   Yes, he is.
• Is it raining?    No, it isn't.
• Are your friends staying at a hotel?   No, they aren't. They're staying with we.

 

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