Present Continuous Tense in English
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Present Continuous Tense indicate an action which is in progress at the time of speaking or at the present time.
| Present Forms of the verb “to be” | |
| I | am |
| He, She, It | is |
| You, We, You, They | are |
POSITIVE FORM (+) :
Subject + BE ( am / is / are ) + Verb-ING
NEGATIVE FORM (-) :
Subject + BE ( am / is / are ) + NOT + Verb-ING
QUESTION FORM (?) :
BE ( am / is / are ) + Subject + Verb-ING
NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?):
BE ( am / is / are ) + NOT + Subject + Verb-ING
SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) :
YES + Subject + am/is/are
NO + Subject + am/is/are + not
| POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?) | NEGATIVE QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|---|
| He is working | He is not (isn’t) working | Is he working | Isn’t he working |
| She is working | She is not (isn’t) working | Is she working | Isn’t she working |
| It is working | It is not (isn’t) working | Is it working | Isn’t it working |
| I am working | I am not working | Am I working | Aren’t I working |
| You are working | You are not (aren’t) working | Are you working | Aren’t you working |
| We are working | We are not (aren’t) working | Are we working | Aren’t we working |
| They are working | They are not (aren’t) working | Are they working | Aren’t they working |
Note: Be aware of the use of the first individual person ‘ I ‘.
We use ‘ I ‘ in a negative question form ‘ Aren’t I’ instead of ‘ Am not I ‘.
