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I'm freezing. I'm freezing to death! I'm pissing myself! inizia ad imparare
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SUBJECT + SIMPLE PRESENT TO BE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (verb + ing) I'm freezing. We are celebrating the Chinese new year. This is the year of the snake.
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Present Continuous Question inizia ad imparare
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SIMPLE PRESENT TO BE + SUBJECT + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (verb + ing)
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Present Continuous Negative inizia ad imparare
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SUBJECT + SIMPLE PRESENT TO BE + NOT + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (verb + ing)
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Simple Present vs. Present Continuous inizia ad imparare
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Use the simple present; use the present continuous
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She calls me every day,... I'm a vegan. I eat vegetables. inizia ad imparare
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fro actions that happen regularly or things that do not often change, like opinions. She calls me every day,... I'm a vegan. I eat vegetables.
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USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS They are having an affair. The teenager is trying to walk. inizia ad imparare
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for temporary actions happening now or definite plans for the future. They are having an affair. The teenager is trying to walk.
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but today she is not calling me.
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I'm a vegan. I eat vegetables. inizia ad imparare
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I was telling... I was telling the truth when I said I was afraid of open spaces. I know. inizia ad imparare
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SUBJECT + SIMPLE PAST TO BE + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (VERB+ING) I was telling... I was telling the truth when I said I was afraid of open spaces. I know.
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SIMPLE PAST TO BE + SUBJECT + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (VERB+ING)
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SUBJECT + SIMPLE PAST TO BE + NOT + PRESENT PARTICIPLE (VERB+ING)
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Simple Past vs. Past Continuous inizia ad imparare
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Use the Simple Past; Use the Present Continuous
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a long squirmy thing appeared from inside after I took a bite. inizia ad imparare
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for finished actions in the past. a long squirmy thing appeared from inside after I took a bite.
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USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Yesterday, when I was eating one, It was yummy. inizia ad imparare
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for actions in progress at a specific moment in the past. Yesterday, when I was eating one, It was yummy.
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I like apples. Sometimes they come with a prize. inizia ad imparare
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Yesterday, when I was eating one, a long squirmy thing appeared from inside after I took a bite. It was yummy. squirm: to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous
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