Study the sentences below:
I am sitting under a palm tree.
Tika and Lusi are walking on the sand.
She is busy taking pictures.
The Pattern :
(a) The Positives:
Subject
|
be
|
Verb + ing
|
Object
|
I
|
am
|
studying
|
English.
|
You
|
are
|
swimming.
| |
John (He)
|
is
|
running.
| |
Tia (She)
|
is
|
singing
|
a song.
|
The bird (It)
|
is
|
flying.
| |
We
|
are
|
reading.
| |
The children (They)
|
are
|
playing
|
football.
|
(b) The Negatives: Subject + be + not + verb + ing
Examples :
I am not walking on the sand.
Tika is not taking pictures.
Lusi and I are not swimming.
(c) The Interrogatives: Be + subject + verb + ing?
Examples :
Am I disturbing you?
Is she watching television?
Are you coming with us?
What is the baby doing?
.............................................................
