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English Year 5 Grammar

E The Present Continuous Tense 现在进行时式

✒ The present continuous tense is used to show that an activity or action is taking place
now or at this very moment.
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现在进行时式用于指现在或目前正在进行的活动或动作。

 The present continuous form of any verb is composed of two parts:
现在进行时式的动词包含两部分：
Verb ‘to be’ (the present tense) + Main verb (present participle)
“to be”动词（现在式）+ 主动词（现在分词）

Main verb 主动词
Verb ‘to be’ “to be”动词
（the present tense 现在式） （present participle / verb + ‘-ing’
现在分词 / 动词 + “-ing”）

am taking

is cooking
are swimming

 The present continuous tense can be used to express affirmative, negative or interrogative
sentences.
现在进行时式可用于表达肯定句、否定句或疑问句。

Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences
肯定句 否定句 疑问句

I am eating. I am not eating. Am I eating?

You are eating. You are not eating. Are you eating?

We are eating. We are not eating. Are we eating?

They are eating. They are not eating. Are they eating?

He is eating. He is not eating. Is he eating?

She is eating. She is not eating. Is she eating?

It is eating. It is not eating. Is it eating?

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