Present Continuous

Grammatical Rules

• To talk about actions happening at the time of speaking.
• Can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t finished yet.

The affirmative forms of the present continuous:

I	am	eating.
	’m
You, we, they	are
	’re
He, she, it	is
	's

I am playing soccer

They are listining

He is reading.

The interrogative forms of the present continuous

Am	I	eating?
Are	you, we, they
Is	he, she, it

Are they reading?

Is she playing?

The negative forms of the present continuous

I	am not	eating.
	’m not
You, we,
	aren't
He, she, it	is not
	isn't

I am not listening a book.

She is not working.

David is in his car. He is in his way to work.

He is driving to work
This means he is driving now: “at the time of speaking”
This is the present continuous.

Exercises

Present continuous activities

Grammar exercises-Present continuous