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CO N T I N U O U S - grammar-

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1. Form

1.1 (affirmative)

I	am	writing	a letter
We, you, they	are	writing	a letter
He, she, it	is	writing	a letter
	Verb 'to be' comes Here and has to correspond with the personal pronoun

1.2 (interrogative)

Only place verb 'to be' in the front position:

am	I	am	writing	a letter	?
are	We, you, they	are	writing	a letter
is	He, she, it	is	writing	a letter
		Don't forget To write the question mark

ARE YOU WRITING A LETTER ? would be the final result

Short answers are also possible, depending on the pronoun, and only take verb

'to be'.

1.3 negative form.

I	am 'm not	writing	a letter
We, you, they	are aren't	writing	a letter
He, she, it	is isn't	writing	a letter
	Verb 'to be' comes Here and has to correspond with the personal pronoun

FINAL RESULT: I'm not writing a letter.

She isn't writing a letter.

2. USAGE

2.1. actions in progress when speaking.

Ex: I'm working on my web page

2.2 temporary situations.

Ex: I'm studying French this year.

2.3. planned actions.

Ex: We're flying to Paris in two hours.

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