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Il present continuous (2) La forma negativa del present continuous richiede not dopo l ausiliare (to) be. Not si trasforma in n t alla forma contratta, ad eccezione di I m not. forma negativa non contratta contratta I am not working I m not working you are not working you aren t working he/she/it is not working he/she/it isn t working we are not working we aren t working you are not working you aren t working they are not working they aren t working La forma interrogativa richiede prima il verbo (to) be e poi il soggetto: Are you working? Is she working? Are they working? La short answer affermativa richiede la forma non contratta, mentre la short answer negativa può avere entrambe le forme: Are you dancing? Yes, I am. (No, I am not. / No, I m not.) Is he studying? Yes, he is. (No, he is not. / No, he isn t.) 8 Osserva il fumetto di pagina 54, poi scrivi la forma negativa seguita da un complemento a tua scelta, come nell esempio: Oliver is cooking bacon and eggs now, he isn t cooking a steak. 1. Oliver and Amy are working in the kitchen, ................................................................................................................................ 2. Oliver and Amy are making breakfast, ............................................................................................................................................. 3. Oliver is wearing an orange T-shirt, .................................................................................................................................................. 4. The cat is eating some sausages, ........................................................................................................................................................... 5. Amy is standing to the left of Oliver, .................................................................................................................................................. 6. You are looking at the comic strip now, ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Sottolinea in ciascuna frase il present continuous, poi completa la domanda, come nell esempio: Jenny isn t calling Peter. Who is she calling? 1. Willie isn t reading a comic. What ........................................................................................................................................................? 2. Bob and John aren t studying French. What ................................................................................................................................? 3. The children aren t running in the garden. Where ...............................................................................................................? 4. My friends aren t leaving now. When ...............................................................................................................................................? 5. Sally isn t inviting Mary to the party. Who ...................................................................................................................................? 6. Bob isn t playing tennis. What ................................................................................................................................................................? 7. Mum isn t cooking fish and chips. What .......................................................................................................................................? 8. Mrs Burton isn t going shopping. Where ......................................................................................................................................? 58 UNIT 6