Present continuous - question
What am I doing? What is he/she/it doing? What are we/you/they doing?
| Am/Is/Are doing |
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What am I doing? |
"I'm standing. I'm not sitting." |
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What is he doing? |
"He's sitting. He's not (He isn't) standing." |
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What is she doing? |
"She's walking. She's not (She isn't) running." |
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What is it doing? |
"It's running. It's not (It isn't) walking." |
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What are they doing? |
"They're playing. They're not (They aren't) working." |
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What are we doing? |
"We're surfing the Internet. We're not (We aren't) watching television." |
Try to guess what Mr Bean is doing (requires Macromedia Shockwave Player.)
Click on Mr Bean
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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