Concetti Chiave
- The text provides examples of present continuous tense in both English and Italian, used to describe ongoing actions.
- Examples include daily activities like calling family, playing video games, and doing homework.
- The dialogue format illustrates casual conversations with questions and responses in present continuous.
- Each sentence pairs an English phrase with its Italian translation to aid language learning.
- The content highlights common scenarios to reinforce understanding of the tense in a practical context.
English exercises Present Continuous phrases
-Are you calling your gradmother?
-Yes, I am because she miss me so much.
-Stai chiamando tua nonna?
-Si perchè mi manca molto.
John is playing videogames while his mother is making a delicious cake.
John sta giocando ai videogiochi mentre sua madre sta preparando una torta deliziosa.
Martina is not studying for the exam, she is watching television.
Martina non sta studiando per l'esame, sta guardando la televisione.
I am very busy at the moment, I am doing my homework so I can't go out with you now, perhaps we will hang out when I finish!
Sono molto impegnata in questo momento, sto facendo i compiti per casa quindi non posso uscire con te adesso, forse potremo passare del tempo insieme quando finisco!
They are cleaning the kitchen so their mother can relax.
They are very clever.Loro stanno pulendo la cucina così la loro madre può rilassarsi. Sono molto responsabili.
-Hi Jessie! What are you doing?
-Hello! Nothing I am bored!
-Would you like to go out? I am coming at your home!
-Ciao Jessie! Che stai facendo?
-Ciao! Niente, mi annoio!
-Ti piacerebbe uscire? Sto venendo a casa tua!
Grandfather is not playing cards with us, he is sleeping! He always falls asleep in the afternoon.
Il nonno non sta giocando a carte con noi, sta dormendo! Lui si addormenta sempre nel pomeriggio.
Accedi a tutti gli appunti
Tutor AI: studia meglio e in meno tempo
