3. Structures
Affirmative: Subject + to be + verb ing
Negative: Subject + to be + not + verb ing
Question: To be + subject + verb ing
Examples: 1. (+) She is sleeping.
(-) She is not sleeping.
(?) Is she sleeping?
2. (+) They are eating.
(-) They are not eating.
(?) Are they eating?
4. We form the present continuous tense with the present tense of
be and a verb ending in ing.
5. The table shows how we form the –ing form of a verb.
Most verbs
Verbs ending in e
Verbs ending in ie
Short verbs ending in a
vowel + a consonant
+ ing
-e + ing
-ie + y + ing
Double the consonant
+ ing
walk walking
come coming
lie lying
run running
6. To Form Present Continuous
Subject + to be + verb+ing
Some examples for sentences in Present Continuous form:
Statement
Yes/no
question
Wh- question
I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating?
You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying?
He is going. Is he going? Where is he going?
She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving?
It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping?
We are leaving. Are we leaving? When are we leaving?
They are arguing. Are they arguing?
Why are they arguing?
Negative
I am not eating.
You are not crying.
He is not going.
She is not arriving.
It is not sleeping.
We are not leaving.
They are not arguing.
