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Kuramoto Taiki

English Learning

Last Update: 2020-01-02

Present continuous (I am doing)

Sarah is in her cat. She is on her way to work. She's driving to work. (=She is driving...)

This means:she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished.

Please don't make so much noise. I'm trying to work. Where's Mark? He's having a shower. Let's go out now. It isn't raining any more. How's your new job? Are you enjoying it? What's all that noise? What's going on?

I'm reading a really good book at the moment. It's about a man who... Kate wants to work in Italy, so she's learning Italian. but perhaps she isn't learning Italian at the time of speaking. Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer.

You're working hard today. (not You work hard today) Yes, I have a lot to do. The company I work for isn't doing so well this year.

Is your English getting better? (not Does your English get better) The population of the world is increasing very fast. (not increases) At first I didn't like my job, but I'm starting to enjoy it now. (not I start)

The water is boiling. Be careful. Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? Let's get out. It is't raining now. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Excuse me, do you speak English?

It doesn't rain very much in summer. What do you usually do at weekends? I always get hungry in the afternoon. Most people learn to swim when they are children. Every day the populations of the world increases by about 200,000 people. My parents live in London. They have lived there all their lives. Joe isn't lazy. He works hard most of the time.

I always do and I'm always doing I always do something = I do it every time: I always go to work by car. (not I'm always going) I'm always go to work by car. (not I'm always going) I'm always doing something = I do it too often or more often than normal. I've lost my keys again. I'm always losing them. (I lose them too often, or more often than normal.) Paul is never satisfied. He's always complaining. (= he complains too much) You're always looking at your phone. Don't you have anything else to do?

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. How often are you going to the cinema? Ben tries to find a job, but he hasn't had any luck yet. Martina is phoning her mother every day. The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? What do you do in your space time? Sarah is a vegetarian. She doesn't eat meat. I must go now. It gets late. Come on! It's time to leave. Ok, I come. Paul is never late. He's always starting work on time. They don't get on well. They're always arguing.

Do you understand what I mean?