Present Continuous Tense

Direct Voice
The Basic Formula:
Subject + Be Verb + V1 + ing + Complement

For Singular:
am
Subject + + V1 + ing + Complement
is

For Plural:
Subject + are + V1 + ing + Complement

Negation:
For Singular:
am
Subject + + not + V1 + ing + Complement
is

For Plural:
Subject + are + not + V1 + ing + Complement

For Yes/No Question:

For Singular:
am
+ Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?
is

For Plural:
are + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?
For WH Question:
For Singular:
am
WH + + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?
is

For Plural:
WH + are + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?

For Passive Voice:

The Basic Formula:
For Singular:
am
Object + + being + V3 + Complement
is

For Plural:
Object + are + being + V3 + Complement

Negation:
For Singular:
am
Object + + not + being + V3 + Complement
is

For Plural:
Object + are + not + being + V3 + Complement

For Yes/No Question:

For Singular:
am
+ Object + being + V3 + Complement?
is
For Plural:
are + Object + being + V3 + Complement?

For WH Question:
For Singular:
am
WH + + Object + being + V3 + Complement?
is

For Plural:
WH + are + Object + being + V3 + Complement?

Key Words:
1- now
Ex We are listening to Quran now
2- this week
Ex Ahmed isn’t reading a story this week
3- Look! Or Take care!
Ex Look! They aren’t watching a football match
4- Listen! Or Hurry up! Or Behold!
Ex Listen! The teacher is talking important thing
5- At present
Ex My parents are coming to stay with me at present
6- Any longer
Ex He is coming in few minutes.
7- Still
Ex He is still eating pizza
8- Still now
 Ex Still now we are listening to music
9- Even now
Ex Even now he is watching TV
10- Any more
Ex Laura isn’t working in the hospital anymore.
11- right now
Ex Sara is making cake right now
12- At this moment
Ex He is playing football at the moment
13- for the time being
Ex
14- At this minute
Ex I am watching TV at this minute
15- Just now
Ex The phone is ringing just now
16- These days
Ex They are studying English these days

Using:
use it to talk about actions happening in the present period
1-
of time
Sara is making cake
2- Temporary situations that could change
Alexis is working in the family café for the summer
3- Situations that are always changing
the economic crisis is becoming worse these days