📚 What is the Present Continuous?

The Present Continuous is an easy and useful tense that describes things happening right now! Here’s a simple breakdown for you.

📚 What is the Present Continuous?

It’s used to talk about actions happening at this moment. For example:

• “I am reading.”

🛠️ How to Form It?

You need three things:

1. Subject (who is doing the action)
2. Verb “to be” (am, is, or are)
3. Verb + -ing (the action)

Here’s a quick example:

Subject	Verb “to be”	Verb + -ing	Example
I	am	reading	I am reading a book. 📖
He/She/It	is	playing	She is playing. 🏀
We/You/They	are	eating	They are eating. 🍽️

🛑 Negative Sentences

Just add not after the verb “to be.”

• I am not working.
• She is not sleeping.
• They are not playing.

❓ Questions

Switch the subject and “to be” for questions.

• Am I working?
• Is she eating?
• Are they playing?

🎯 Quick Tips

• I → am
  He/She/It → is
  We/You/They → are

1. Subject + Verb “to be” + Verb + -ing
   Example: I‘m reading.
2. Short Forms:
   • I am → I’m
   • He/She/It is → He’s/She’s/It’s
   • We/You/They are → We’re/You’re/They’re

🛑 Negative Short Forms:

• I’m not working.
• She’s not eating. / She isn’t eating.
• They’re not playing. / They aren’t playing.

❓ Short Questions and Replies:

• Am I working? → Yes, you are / No, you aren’t.
• Is she eating? → Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.
• Are they playing? → Yes, they are / No, they aren’t.

🎯 Quick Tips:

• Always use ‘m, ‘s, or ‘re for short forms.
• For questions, answer with is/are or isn’t/aren’t.

Now you’re ready to describe what’s happening right now! Keep practicing and enjoy learning. 😄