In this grammar refresh, we'll look about using the present continuous tense talk about weather conditions
or background situations that are currently happening.
But if you remember, the present continuous tense is going to be a version of a conjugation of the
verb to be.
Who is?
Are things like that followed by your verb with an eye injury in the.
It was very easy to use when talking about weather conditions.
Let's look at our example.
The weather is wonderful.
The sun is shining.
The birds are singing.
It isn't pouring outside.
You can see here we have three uses of this present continuous, the sun is shining.
So currently the sun is shining.
The birds are singing, this is one of those background situations.
And it isn't pouring outside.
It isn't going outside and this is is it is not the construction isn't.
In this Granma refresh will quickly look again at how to use these imperatives, give instructions or
commands.
So again, for this, we're going to use the base form of our main word without a subject.
Right.
We're not using the subject here because these are commands.
Right.
And when you give a command, obviously, you're saying that the person who is receiving the command,
there's no need to.
Use the subject.
It's the best form of the main verb.
And if we're making a negative impact, if it's a negative command, we're going to use the auxiliary
verb due.
And so.
The verb is to do it.
And then the main verb without the subject.
But let's look at our examples, the first one.
Help me out and help me out.
No subject to help is our main verb in its best form.
So help me amend the second example sentence.
Don't be so negative.
Don't as in do not we have that auxiliary verb do although by not so you not or don't.
And then the main verb which here is the.