the present continuous tense

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

-subjectIYOU

-to beAmare

-gerund

Working

HESHEIT

is working

WEYOUTHEY

are

working

AFFIRMATIVE: am/is working

-to beAmAre

-subjectIyou

-gerund

working?

IsHESHEIT

working?

AreWEYOUTHEY

working?

INTERROGATIVE: work

IYOU

Am notAre not

working

HESHEIT

Is not working

WEYOUTHEY

Are not

working

NEGATIVE: work

It is used to describe –Actions that are happening at the same moment that we are speaking. Very often, we use adverbs: now, at the moment…

USE of PRESENT SIMPLE

Examples:

“Where are you?” “I’m in the toilet. I’m having a shower.” At the moment, she isn’t going out with Fred. She

doesn’t like him. We have to go to a restaurant. We are repairing the

kitchen now.

-he is travelling.

-she is playing -they are the piano running

They are not singing. They’re dancing.

He is waiting for the bus. The bus isn’t coming.

They are going to school.

Are the girls speaking?No. The girls aren’t speaking because they’re taking an exam.

It’s 8 o’clock. He’s waking up.

He isn’t doing his homework. Why isn’t he working?

The old lady isn’t shopping. She is walking her dog.

Because he’s sleeping. Ssshhh!