Tenses: Present Continuous

Present Continuous                                     Subject + is/ am/ are/ + Verb⁴

• Subject + is/am/are + V⁴.
• Subject + is/am/are + V⁴.
• Is/Am/Are + Subject + V⁴?
• Is/Am/Are + Subject + not + V⁴?
• Wh- Word + is/am/are + Subject + V⁴?
• Wh- Word + is/am/are + Subject + not + V⁴?

1. Action happening now
2. Temporary action
3. Current situation
4. Changing trends
5. Future arrangement
6. Describing ongoing activities
7. Actions happening around the present time

Example Sentences:

I am studying English now.

She is cooking dinner in the kitchen.

They are playing football outside.

He is talking on the phone.

We are watching a movie together.

The baby is sleeping peacefully.

My brother is driving to work.

The students are writing notes.

You are speaking very fast today.

It is raining heavily outside.

I am not feeling well today.

She is not coming to school tomorrow.

They are not listening to the teacher.

Are you waiting for someone?

Is he working on a new project?

Why are they shouting loudly?

What is your sister doing now?

The train is leaving in ten minutes.

More people are using the internet these days.

I am meeting my friend this evening.

Positive: She is teaching.

Negative: She is not teaching.

Interrogative: Is she teaching?

Negative Interrogative: Is she not teaching?

WH-Questions:

• What is she teaching?
• When is she teaching?
• Who is teaching?
• Where is she teaching?
• Why is she teaching?
• Which subject is she teaching?
• Whose book is she teaching?
• Whom is she teaching?
• How is she teaching?
• How many students is she teaching?
• How far is she travelling to teach?