Present Continuous

📘 Present Continuous Tense (A2–B1 Level)

🔹 What is the Present Continuous Tense?

The present continuous tense describes actions that are:

⏳ Happening right now
📅 Happening around this time
🕒 Temporary or in progress

🔹 How is it formed?

Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing

Subject	Be verb	Example
I	am	I am eating.
He/She/It	is	She is reading.
You/We/They	are	They are playing.

🔹 When do we use it?

1. ✅ Actions happening right now

She is cooking dinner now.
I am talking to my friend.
They are waiting for the bus.

2. 📅 Temporary actions or situations

I’m staying with my aunt this week.
He is working in a café during the holidays.

3. 🔄 Repeated actions (with “always”)

She is always losing her keys!
You are constantly forgetting your homework.

🔹 How to make questions?

Be (am/is/are) + subject + verb-ing?

Are you studying English?
Is he coming to the party?
Am I doing it right?

🔹 How to make negative sentences?

Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing

I am not watching TV.
She is not listening to me.
They are not playing football.

🔹 Spelling Tips for -ing Forms

play → playing
write → writing (drop the ‘e’)
run → running (double consonant)

📝 Practice Sentences

Positive:

I’m learning English.
She’s talking on the phone.
They’re eating dinner.

Negative:

I’m not sleeping now.
He isn’t watching TV.
We aren’t doing anything wrong.

Questions:

Are you coming to the class?
Is she writing an email?
What are they doing?