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The verb to be

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Present continuous form=am/is/are + verb + ing (something is happening NOW)

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Am/Is/Are doingg
"What am I doing?"			"I'm standing.
"What is he doing?"			"He's sitting.
"What is she doing?"			"She's walking.
"What is it doing?"			"It's running.
"What are they doing?"			"They're playing."
"What are we doing?"			"We're surfing the Internet.

More examples:

Verb = to laugh	Q - "What's he doing?"   A- "He's laughing."
Verb = to fish	Q - "What are they doing?"   A- "They're fishing."
Verb = to shop	Q - "What's Mr Bean doing?"   A- "He's shopping for food."
Verb = to teach	Q - "What is she doing?"   A- "She's teaching the alphabet."
Verb = to learn	Q - "What are you doing?"   A- "You're learning English."
Verb = to spin	Q - "What's the chair doing?"   A- "It's spinning."
Verb = to surf	Q - "And what are we doing?"   A

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	I am	I'm	I am not	I'm not
	He is	He's	He is not	He's not	He isn't
	She is	She's	She is not	She's not	She isn't
	It is	It's	It is not	It's not	It isn't
	You are	You're	You are not	You are'nt	You're not
	We are	We're	We are not	We aren't	We're not
	They are	They're	They are not	They are'nt	They're not

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