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Describe what is happening
Asking others what are they doing or telling others what is happening at the moment
of speaking helps us to communicate effectively. Look at Grammar Box 3 and study
the proper structure of present continuous interrogative form.
Grammar Box 3
Present continuous interrogative form/
Presente continuo en la forma interrogativa
Auxiliary verb To Be
in simple present
Subject
Base form of the
verb + ing
Complement
Is
he / she
eating
tortilla soup today?
Are
you / we / they
speaking
English?
You can use long or short answers, such as:
Are you listing to the teacher?
•
Yes, I am listening to the teacher
Yes I am.
•
No, I am not listening to the teacher
No, I am not.
When combining the present continuous with the question words (
Wh words
) you
learned in block II, we use the following structure.
Grammar Box 4
Questions words in present continuous tense/
Preguntas en tiempo presente continuo
Question word
Verb To Be
Subject
Verb + ing
Complement
What
is
Daniel
studying
now?
Where
are
you
living
now?
Who
is
she
waiting
for?