Patina · Grammar

Is  ·  Is Studying  ·  Is Going to Study

present  ·  present continuous  ·  going to

In Class 3 you compared two of these. Here is the third. The little verb — am, is, are — is the same in all three, and it never changes. What comes after it is what moves the sentence in time: nothing, a verb-ing, or going to + a verb.

★ three ways to talk about time  ·  ★★ how to build it  ·  ★★★ which one is it, then choose the form  ·  ★★★ say it later, then fix it
✂ Cut here — Answer Key
Which one is it: right now → present continuous  ·  tomorrow → going to  ·  always → present  ·  next week → going to  ·  at the moment → present continuous  ·  every day → present.    Choose the form: 1 is  ·  2 is studying  ·  3 are  ·  4 are teaching  ·  5 is  ·  6 is eating.    Say it later: Nadège is going to study.  ·  They are going to teach.  ·  Farid is going to eat lunch.    Fix the sentence: Nadège is studying at the moment.  ·  They are going to teach.  ·  Farid is going to eat.  ·  He is going to read.