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Who? People
What? Things
Where? Places

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Present Continuous

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

 

Present Continuous

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What am I doing? What is he/she/it doing? What are we/you/they doing?

Am/Is/Are doing
To stand What am I doing? "I'm standing. I'm not sitting."
To sit What is he doing? "He's sitting. He's not (He isn't) standing."
To walk What is she doing? "She's walking. She's not (She isn't) running."
To run What is it doing? "It's running. It's not (It isn't) walking."
To play What are they doing? "They're playing. They're not (They aren't) working."
To surf What are we doing? "We're surfing the Internet. We're not (We aren't) watching television."

What to say - Open and closed questions

Answering Yes

Closed Question - answer = yes or no Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning English?" "Yes, you're learning English." "Yes, you are." or "Yes."
"Is he/she learning English?" "Yes, he/she's learning English." "Yes, he/she is." or "Yes."
"Are you learning English?" "Yes, I'm learning English." "Yes, I am." or "Yes."
"Are we learning English?" "Yes, we're learning English." "Yes, we are." or "Yes."
"Are they learning English?" "Yes, they're learning English." "Yes, they are." or "Yes."

Answering No

Closed Question - answer = yes or no Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning German?" "No, I'm not learning German." "No, I'm not." or "No."
"Is he/she learning German?" "No, he/she's not (he/she isn't) learning German." "No, he/she's not (he/she isn't)." or "No."
"Are you learning German?" "No, you're not (you aren't) learning German." "No, you're not (you aren't)." or "No."
"Are we learning German?" "No, we're not (we aren't) learning German." "No, we're not (we aren't)." or "No."
"Are they learning German?" "No, they're not (they aren't) learning German." "No, they're not (they aren't)." or "No."

Answering in full

Open Question - can't answer yes or no Long answer Short answer
"What are you doing?" "I'm learning English." "Learning English."
"What is he doing?" "He's learning English." "Learning English."
"What is she doing?" "She's learning English." "Learning English."
"What are we doing?" "We're learning English." "Learning English."
"What are they doing?" "They're learning English." "Learning English."

Naturally speaking:-

You:- "Are you learning English?"

Me: - "No, I 'm not."

You:- "What are you doing?"

Me: - "I 'm teaching English."

You:- "What language are you learning?"

Me: - "I 'm learning German."

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