Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-45765-1 English Grammar in Use Book with Answers Raymond Murphy Excerpt More Information

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Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-45765-1 — English Grammar in Use Book with Answers Raymond Murphy Excerpt More Information www.cambridge.org© in this web service Cambridge University Press Present continuous (I am doing) Unit 1 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: I he/she/it we/you/they am is are (= I’m) (= he’s etc.) (= we’re etc.) driving working doing etc. Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says: Steve says ‘I’m reading ...’ but he is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started reading the book, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. I am doing something = I started doing it and I haven’t finished; I’m in the middle of doing it. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. (not I try) ‘Where’s Mark?’ ‘He’s having a shower.’ (not He has a shower) Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more. (not It doesn’t rain) How’s your new job? Are you enjoying it? What’s all that noise? What’s going on? or What’s happen...