PRESENT CONTINUOUS - Presente progressivo

1. TO BE = VERBO ESSERE I AM - YOU ARE - HE IS - SHE IS IT IS- WE ARE - YOU ARE - THEY ARE

2. AFF= I' m reading= Io sto leggendo I'm reading= forma contratta

3. NEG= You are not reading= Tu non stai leggendo You aren' t reading= forma contratta

4. INT= Are you reading?= Tu stai leggendo Yes, I am/ not, I' m not= risposte brevi

5. AFF I am running/ He is cooking

6. NEG You are not running/ She is not cooking

7. INTER Are you running?/ Are they cooking?

8. AFFERMATIVE

8.1. SOGG + TO BE + VERBO FORMA ING

9. NEGATIVE

9.1. SOGG + TO BE+NOT+ VERBO FORMA ING

10. INTERROGATIVE

10.1. TO BE + SOGG + VERBO FORMA ING + ?

11. SI USA PER DESCRIVERE AZIONI IN CORSO DI SVOLGIMENTO MENTRE SI PARLA O SI SCRIVE