Present Continuous Affirmative and Negative

Present Continuous: Affirmative and Negative

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What is Present Continuous?

Present Continuous is formed with the verb to be and the main verb with the –ing ending. The verb to be must be conjugated according to the subject of the sentence. We use this tense to talk about the actions that are happening at the moment of speaking.

Examples:

• • I am reading the information now.

• • Look! Tiffany is answering some questions.

• We are learning a new language right now.

NOTE: You can use contractions in both, affirmative and negative sentences.

Example:

How to form the present participle?

To form the Present Participle (-ing) there are some simple rules.

> All verbs take –ing at the end.

Verb and Verb(-ing)

• Be > Being

• Think > Thinking

• Drink > Drinking

• Dream > Dreaming

But there are some exceptions: