We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about something which is happening now, in this moment or in this period; it is often followed by time expressions as NOW (ora), TODAY (oggi), AT THE MOMENT (in questo momento) STRUCTURE: AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB “TO BE” (present) + VERB +ING NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB “TO BE” NEGATIVE (present) + VERB +ING INTERROGATIVE: VERB “TO BE” (present) + SUBJECT + VERB +ING AFFIRMATIVE I am reading You are reading He/She /it is reading We are reading You are reading They are reading INTERROGATIVE Am I reading? Are you reading? Is he/ she/ it reading? Are we reading? Are you reading? Are they reading? NEGATIVE I‘m not reading You aren’t reading He/She /it isn’t reading We aren’t reading You aren’t reading They aren’t reading CHECK THEM OUT! *write – writing , skate -skating, make – making *swim – swimming, run – running, sit-sitting