Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening) right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence.

Examples:

a.    Ann can’t come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower.

b.    It’s noon. I am eating lunch at the cafeteria right now.

The form of present continuous: S + am/is/are + V_ing

	PRESENT CONTINUOUS
STATEMENT	I am working.* {You-We-They} are working. {He-She-It} is working.
NEGATIVE	I am not working. {You-We-They} are not working.** {He-She-It} iss not working.
QUESTION	Am I working? Are {You-We-They} working? Is {He-She-It} working?

^*Contractions of pronouns with be: I’m,You’re, we’re, they’re. He’s, she’s, it’s.

^**Contractions of verbs with not: don’t, doesn’t, aren’t, isn’t. (Note: am and not are not contracted)