## Present continuous

Let me tell you about my dream.....

SCENE 1 I'm sitting in the car and my father's driving. He's singing a crazy song. My mother is holding the dog on her lap. I think we're going to the beach. My sister is drinking from a teacup. She is wearing a bikini under her T-shirt. I see the straps of her red bikini top.

SCENE 2 We're sitting on our towels on the sand. My sister wants to know: "Are you getting undressed ?" "No, I'm not". Now, she's laughing at me. She's telling my mother that I'm not going swimming. My mother is smiling.

In this story I am using the present continuous.

Why ?

Because the action is happening right now, at the time of speaking. It's happening right before my eyes.

There are some verbs in this story that are different: think, see, and want.

Why ?

These are special verbs that cannot be used with the -ing form.

Everything I wrote down in this story tells you something about how to use the present continuous.

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Things you need to know about the present continuous

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