Lesson 9 - Present Continuous Questions - What are you doing?

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Present Continuous

Present continuous form=am/is/are + verb + ing (something is happening NOW)

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What am I doing? What is he/she/it doing? What are we/you/they doing?

Am/Is/Are doing
	What am I doing?	"I'm standing. I'm not sitting."
	What is he doing?	"He's sitting. He's not (He isn't) standing."
	What is she doing?	"She's walking. She's not (She isn't) running."
	What is it doing?	"It's running. It's not (It isn't) walking."
	What are they doing?	"They're playing. They're not (They aren't) working."
	What are we doing?	"We're surfing the Internet. We're not (We aren't) watching television."

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What to say - Open and closed questions

Answering Yes

Closed Question - answer = yes or no	Long answer	Short answer
"Am I learning English?"	"Yes, you're learning English."	"Yes, you are." or "Yes."
"Is he/she learning English?"	"Yes, he/she's learning English."	"Yes, he/she is." or "Yes."
"Are you learning English?"	"Yes, I'm learning English."	"Yes, I am." or "Yes."
"Are we learning English?"	"Yes, we're learning English."	"Yes, we are." or "Yes."
"Are they learning English?"	"Yes, they're learning English."	"Yes, they are." or "Yes."

Answering No

Closed Question - answer = yes or no	Long answer	Short answer
"Am I learning German?"	"No, I'm not learning German."	"No, I'm not." or "No."
"Is he/she learning German?"	"No, he/she's not (he/she isn't) learning German."	"No, he/she's not (he/she isn't)." or "No."
"Are you learning German?"	"No, you're not (you aren't) learning German."	"No, you're not (you aren't)." or "No."
"Are we learning German?"	"No, we're not (we aren't) learning German."	"No, we're not (we aren't)." or "No."
"Are they learning German?"	"No, they're not (they aren't) learning German."	"No, they're not (they aren't)." or "No."

Answering in full

Open Question - can't answer yes or no	Long answer	Short answer
"What are you doing?"	"I'm learning English."	"Learning English."
"What is he doing?"	"He's learning English."	"Learning English."
"What is she doing?"	"She's learning English."	"Learning English."
"What are we doing?"	"We're learning English."	"Learning English."
"What are they doing?"	"They're learning English."	"Learning English."

Naturally speaking:-

You:- "Are you learning English?"

Me: - "No, I 'm not."

You:- "What are you doing?"

Me: - "I 'm teaching English."

You:- "What language are you learning?"

Me: - "I 'm learning German."