2. Paco isn't having a good time (negatives)
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Present Continuous Negative
LEMON TREE
Paco isn't having a good time. As we know, he doesn't like going shopping. He is thinking how great it would be to be listening to music, for example, to the song "Lemon Tree", by German pop band Fool's Garden from the album Dish of the Day (1995). Notice the present continuous tenses in this famous song, whose single became a major international hit in 1996.
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sitting | here in the boring room. | |
wasting | my time. | |
hanging around. | ||
waiting | for you. | |
I'm | driving around | in my car. |
driving | too fast. | |
too far. | ||
turning | my head up and down. | |
turning around | ||
stepping around | in the desert of joy. |
All the previous sentences are positive. What about the negative forms of those sentences?
Comprueba lo aprendido
Read the passage below and fill in the blanks in the present continuous or progressive tense (use short forms only in the negative: I'm not, isn't, aren't).
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- Have a look at this presentation to remember the form and uses of the Present Continuous tenses. Can you see how easy it is? Come on, let's try! What are you doing now?
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