Present Continuous

Present Continuous

By Karolina Taseva

The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb:

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​Explanation of the usage

Multiple Choice

What are they doing?

• play

• plays

• played

• playing

Forming questions

We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject:

Are you listening?
Are they coming to your party?
When is she going home?
What am I doing here?

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Forming negatives

We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are:

I'm not doing that.
You aren't listening. (or You're not listening.)
They aren't coming to the party. (or They're not coming to the party.)
She isn't going home until Monday. (or She's not going home until Monday.)

Multiple Choice

He ______ listening to me.

• isn`t

• aren`t

• doesn`t

• don`t