guide about present countinuous

1. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

2. USE

3. We use the Present
Continuous to talk
about things that are
happening now.

4. FORMS

5. AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT+ + VERB-ing+ COMPLEMENTSTO BE
I running very fastam
He, she, it swimming in the pool
You, we, they doing gymnastics
is
are

6. NEGATIVE
SUBJECT+ + + VERB-ing+ COMPLEMENTSTO BE
I not running very fastam
He, she, it running very fast
You, we, they running very fast
isn’t
aren’t
NOT

7. QUESTIONS
+SUBJECT + VERB-ing+ COMPLEMENTS + ?TO BE
you running very fast ?Are
he, she, it swimming in the pool?
you, we, they doing gymnastics?
Is
Are

8. SHORT ANSWERS
YES, SUBJECT+ / NO, SUBJECT +
Yes, I / No, I’mam
Yes, he, she, it / No, it
Yes, you, we, they No, they
is
are
TO BE TO BE (-)
not
isn’t
aren’t

10. TIME EXPRESSIONS

11. NOW, AT THE
MOMENT, RIGHT
NOW, TODAY,
TONIGHT