Present Continuous Tense?

➢ a verb tense which is used to show that

an ongoing action is happening now,
either at the moment of speech or now in
a larger sense.
(Source: https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html)

am/is/are + verb-ing
Present Continuous Uses
 USE 1. Now
PRESENT

PAST FUTURE

EXAMPLE

Father : What are you doing?

Bianca : I am learning English now.
USE 2. Longer Actions in Progress Now
PRESENT

PAST FUTURE

EXAMPLE

I am studying to become a successful person.

USE 3. Near Future
PRESENT

PAST FUTURE

EXAMPLE

We are meeting at home tonight at 7 pm.

 Adverbs of Time?

right
now now

at at the
present moment
FORMS
POSITIVE FORM
01 (+)

NEGATIVE FORM
02 (-)

INTERROGATIVE FORM
03 ( YES / NO QUESTION ? )
 POSITIVE ( + ) FORM

SUBJECT TO BE VERB-ING OBJECT

I am
He
She is
It learning English.
You
They are
We
 NEGATIVE ( - ) FORM

SUBJECT TO BE NOT VERB-ING

I am
He
She is
It not going.
You
They are
We
 INTERROGATIVE ( ? ) FORM
( YES / NO QUESTION ?)
TO BE SUBJECT VERB-ING OBJECT ?
Am I
he
Is she
it reading a book ?
you
Are they
we

Yes, S + TO BE. No, S + TO BE + NOT.