Unit 1. Page 2. A - DeiseFreire/English GitHub Wiki

MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Unit 1, page 2, A

• Present continuous (I am doing).

  • Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work.
  • She 's driving to work. (=She is driving...)
  • This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking.

• The action is not finished.

  • am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous.
  • he/she/it is (=he's etc.) working.
  • we/you/they are (=we're etc.) doing etc.