USE:
– Actions occurring at the moment of speaking.
e.g. I’m writing on this blog right now. (Isn’t it clear, right?)
– Actions occurring near the moment of speaking.
e.g. Are you working much lately? (Not occurring JUST now, but near)
– Fixed arrangements for the future.
e.g. I’m working tomorrow morning. (True story :()
FORM:
Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + Verb with -ing (Gerund)
e.g. He is working at the moment.
I am listening to his new album.
* Watch out when adding -ing:
study – studying
go – going
come – coming (you delete the silent ‘e’)
lie – lying (change the ‘ie’ for ‘ying’)
stop – stopping (one-syllable word ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, we double the final consonant)
Negative: Subject + am/is/are + NOT + Verb with -ing
e.g. I am not studying now. (You can also say «I’m not…»)
They are not paying attention to the teacher. (You can also say «aren’t»)
Questions:
YES/NO: Am/is/are + Subject + Verb with -ing
e.g. Is she studying?
Are we meeting tomorrow?
INFORMATION (i.e. W-H): W-H + am/is/are + Subject + Verb with -ing
e.g. When are you going on vacation?
What are you doing now?
affirmative | negative | question | |
---|---|---|---|
I | I am playing. | I am not playing. | Am I playing? |
he, she, it | He is playing. | He is not playing. | Is he playing? |
you, we, they | You are playing. | You are not playing. | Are you playing? |
Did you understand?
If you say YES, you can practice here.
If you say NO, go to the Cheat Sheet.