Verb (Present continuous tense) 動詞(現在進行式)

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(1) We use "Present Continuous Tense" for an action which is going on at the time when we are speaking or writing the sentence. We can use the words such as "now" or "at present" in the sentence to show the time.
當一個動作是在我們描述這個句子時正在進行的，我們會用「現在進行式」。我們可在這些句子中加上「now」、「at present」等的字。

0 g" m. i, J% \(2) When we use "Present Continuous Tense", we use "is/am/are", plus using the verb with "ing" at the end.
2 {! q! ^, E( H- Z% l8 B! k& e使用現在進行式時，我們要在動詞後加上 "ing" 三個字母，及在動詞前面加上 is, am或 are。
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For example 例如：
3 g" ]+ S/ F! k, n3 y: G/ O9 I  O( L. qI am playing.
; {# U# y' S/ P& D/ w1 u9 ^1 TYou are playing.
/ F( f9 F$ X* s( ?) v# s( E1 l  [They are playing.
He is playing.
4 `/ i" l8 C2 e! dThe cat is playing.

(3) For some verbs, we do not just add "ing" at the end when we use "Present Continuous Tense". Instead, there are some other variations of the verb forms.
當我們使用「現在進行式」時，有一些動詞不只是在最尾加上"ing"三個字母，而會有一些其他變化。

* u* j+ [" E1 ~For example 例如：
run > running (Double the last letter of the verb 重複拼寫動詞最尾的字母)
# W9 e/ b" S8 X" l: |! ]come > coming (Omit the last "e" 刪去最尾的 "e" 字母)
7 i/ x3 Y" @. Y7 A' v3 Cdie > dying (Change "ie" to "ing" 把 "ie" 拼為 "ing")
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(5) How to form questions and negative sentences in "Present Continuous Tense"?
* e  ~; h! E: b1 D$ i如何以「現在進行式」組成問句和否定句？

4 S, ~2 e$ ]' y! s5 p& NExamples of questions 問句例子：
Am I playing?
Are you playing?
5 i! M1 m% p( y( \; BIs the cat playing?
Examples of native sentences否定句例子：
I am not playing.
* |) v' U" e( _9 n+ |! D; n& r+ E- u: UYou are not playing.
The cat is not playing.
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