2.1. The plane is taking off at 5.30 A.M.
Important
Let's remember the structure of the present continuous tense:
| subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | main verb |
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be | |
base + ing |
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Look at these examples:
| subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
| + | I | am | speaking | to you. | |
| + | You | are | reading | this. | |
| - | She | is | not | staying | in London. |
| - | We | are | not | playing | football. |
| ? | Is | he | watching | TV? | |
| ? | Are | they | waiting | for John? |
Self-Assessment activity
1. This evening we
(meet) some friends and we
(go) to the cinema.
2. Next year Paco and Laura (plan) a trip to China.
3. Paco´s birthday is in August so their friends (have) a barbecue in the garden.
4. Laura
(buy) the tickets for the concert next Monday.
5. My boss has got a doctor's appointment on Friday. He
(have) a medical exam
Further knowledge
We make the present continuous tense by adding -ing to the base verb. Normally it's simple: we just add -ing. But sometimes we have to change the word a little.
Click on the rules to help you know how to spell the present continuous tense.
You can practice the pronunciation with Mike.You can also listen to the pronunciation in Google translator as long as you introduce no more than 100 printed characters and you select an English to English translation.