PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE – СЕГАШНО ТРАЈНО ВРЕМЕ

USE - for things that are happening now, at the moment

- for temporary things that are happening now, this week

- to describe a picture

FORM - TO BE (AM, IS, ARE)+VERB+ING

Positive/affirmative Negative Questions/Interrogative sentences

Singular Singular Singular

1. I am working 1. I’m not working 1.Am I working? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not
2. You are working 2. You aren’t working 2. Are you working? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not
He/she/it is working 3. He/she/it isn’t working 3. Is he/she/it working? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

Plural Plural Plural

1. We are working 1. We aren’t working 1. Are we working? Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
2. You are working 2. You aren’t working 2. Are you working? Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
3. They are working 3. They aren’t working 3. Are they working? Yes, they are./ No they aren’t.

Spelling rules for the –ing form

1. Cook+ing= cooking 2. Study+ing=studying 3. Live+ing=living 4. Run+ing=running

State verbs – they are not used in present continuous tense

1. Verbs that describe feelings – want, need, like, love

2. Verbs that denote states (состојби) – be, have, live