Present Continuous Tense

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1	Be
2	Be - Negatives
3	Be - Questions
4	Nouns / Pronouns
5	This/That These/Those
6	There
7	Present Tense
8	Present Continuous
9	Have
10	Articles
11	Prepositions
12	The Past Tense
13	Information Questions
14	Possessive Adjectives
15	Possessive Pronouns
16	Be - Past Tense
17	Time, Day, and Date
18	The Months of the Year
19	Count & Noncount Nouns
20	The Days of the Week

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Lesson Eight

The Present Continuous Tense

S + (be) + _____ing

Singular

Plural

I am learning

We are learning

You are learning

You are learning

He is learning

She is learning

It is learning

They are learning

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You are learning English right now.

He is learning English at school.

They are learning English.

The Present Continuous Tense usually describes things that are happening now, but it can also be used to describe important things in your life, and future activity.

Do not confuse the present continuous tense with the "going to" future or with gerunds.

Contraction: Subject + (be). Example: He + is = He's

I am eating. I'm eating
You are eating. You're eating.
He is eating. He's eating.
She is eating. She's eating.
It is eating. It's eating.
We are eating. We're eating. (You + I = We)	I you
You are eating. You're eating.
They are eating. They're eating.

This man is eating soup.

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She is winking at you.

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This boy is getting some cotton candy.

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Next: Lesson Eight, Part II

(Making Questions in the Present Continuous Tense)