Present Continuous (2)

1. Look at these questions:

Are you enjoying that drink, Ann?
Is he watching tv at the moment?
Are they working hard?

2. We form Present Continuous questions like this:


Questions

Singular

Am I
Are you -------> winning?
Is she/he/it

Plural

Are we
Are you -------> winning?
Are they


3. Here are three common Present Continuous questions. They all mean ¡How are you?¡

How's it going?
How are you getting on?
How are you doing?

4. We do not usually use the Present Continuous to talk about opinions or thoughts:

I like tennis. I know your sister. ( Not I'm liking tennis. I'm knowing your sister.)

We do not usually use these verbs in the Present Continuous:

Like ----> Know ----> hate
Love ---> Understand ---> believe
Mean ---> remember ----> want

5. Think and have :

--> we cannot use think in the Present Continuous to express opinions:

I think he's nice. (Not I'm thinking he's nice.)

--> we can use think in the Present Continuous to talk about an action:

She's thinking about the film.

--> we cannot use have in the Present Continuous to talk about possessions:

I have a ticket. (Not Iam having a ticket.)

--> we can use it to talk about actions:

I'm having breakfast. He's having fun