Sunday, April 3, 2011

Simple Present Tense : Unit 4, Are you –ing? (present continuous questions)



Possitive

Question
I            am      -ing

he
she       is         -ing
It

we
you       are      -ing
they


am         I        -ing . . . ?

              he
    is       she   -ing . . . ?
               it     
             
              we
  are      you   -ing . . . ?
              they





-              “Are you feeling all right?”     “ Yes, I’m feeling fine.”
-              “Is it raining?”     “Yes, take an umbrella.”
-              Why are you wearing a coat?    It’s not cold today.
-              “What’s Tim doing?”     “He’s making dinner.”
-              “What are the children doing?”     “They’re playing outdoors.”
-              Look! There’s Sue.    Where’s She going?
The word order in these questions is :
                is/are    +       subject                        +     -ing
                is                      she                                       working today?
                is                      Ms.Smith                           working today?
Where  are                  they                                     going?
Where are                   those people                   going? (not “Where are going those people?”)
Short answer
Yes, I am.

              he
Yes,       she        is.
              It

              we
Yes,       you       are.
              they
No, I’m not.

             he’s                                          he
No,       she’s        not.     or    No,     she     isn’t.
              It’s                                            it

              we’re                                     we
No         you’re     not.    or    No,     you    aren’t.
              They’re                                 they

-              “Are you listening  to radio?”     “Yes, I am.”
-              “Is Rosa
working today?”     “Yes, she is”
-              “Is it raining?”     “No, it isn’t.”   or   “No, it’s not.”
-              “Are your friends staying at a hotel?”     “No, the aren’t.”    or    “No, they’re not.”

For the present continuous, see unit 3.

No comments:

Post a Comment