This document provides examples of using the present continuous tense in English to describe actions that are happening now or ongoing. It gives affirmative, negative, and interrogative examples using the verbs "to be" and various "-ing" verbs with subjects like "I", "you", "he", "she", "it", "we", "they". Tips are given for alternative words to express that an action is happening at the moment like "at the moment", "right now", "now".

1. PRESENT
CONTINOUS
AFF + NEG- INT?
I am jumping… I’m not jumping… Am I jumping…?
You are eating… You aren’t eating… Are you eating..?
He is cooking… He isn’t cooking… Is he cooking?
She is writing… She isn’t writing… Is she writing..?
It is running… It isn’t running… Is it running…?
We are shouting.. We aren’t shouting… Are we shouting…?
You are reading… You aren’t reading… Are you reading…?
They are opening...They aren’t opening.. Are they opening?
TIPS:
At the moment…
Right now…
Now…
ACTIONS WHICH
STARTED IN THE
PAST, AND
CONTINUED IN
TIME (NOW)
VERB TO BE in PRESENT TENSE
AFF + NEG - INT ?(Change word order from +)
AM/ARE/IS for SINGULAR+ verb with –ing AM NOT/AREN’T/ISN’T+…-ING AM, ARE, IS…..-ING ?
ARE for PLURAL+ verb with –ing AREN’T+…-ING ARE ………-ING?