LANGUAGE STUDY
Present Continuous
1. Read the examples below and, in your notebook, write down the correct option to
complete the statements about them.
“What's happening?"
“Global warming is changing the world."
"These changes are happening because the Earth's air, water, and land are all
linked to the climate."
a) In the sentences above the verbs refer to something that
• is happening now, at the present time.
• happens occasionally.
b) The verbs in those sentences are in the Present Continuous. To form the Present
Continuous we use
• the verb to be in the infinitive + the main verb in the -ing form.
• the verb to be in the present (am/are/is) + the main verb in the -ing form.​