present continuous Flashcards
1
Q
I am doing something =
A
I started doing it and I haven’t finished; I’m in the middle of doing it.
(Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more.)
2
Q
Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says:
I’m reading a really good book at the moment.
It’s about a man who …
what does the above sentences mean?
A
Sometimes the action is not happening at the time of speaking.
3
Q
You can use the present continuous with:
A
today/ this week/ this year etc.(periods around now)
4
Q
We use the present continuous when we talk about (…). We often use
these verbs in this way: (….)
A
a change that has started to happen.
getting, becoming changing, improving
starting, beginning increasing, rising, falling, growing