Presented by- Nitya Goel

WHAT?

The present continuous

verb tense indicates
that an action or
condition is happening
now, frequently, may
continue into the
future.
 STRUCTURE
Affirmative- Subject+am/is/are+present participle(verb+ing)
+object.
+

-
Negative- Subject+am/is/are+not+present participle(verb+ing)
+object.

Interrogative- Am/is/are+subject+present participle(verb+ing)

+object?
?
Interrogative Negative-Am/is/are+subject+not+present
participle(verb+ing)+object/ Isn’t/aren’t + subject + present
participle (verb+ing) + object? ?-
 Rules and points to remember
when using it
• Always start with the subject when it is a positive or negative
sentence and with the helping verb when it is in the interrogative
format.
• A sentence with the present continuous tense consists of a helping
verb (‘to be’ form of verbs) and a main verb. The helping verbs
can be ‘am’ for the pronoun ‘I’, ‘is’ for singular subject and ‘are’
for a plural subject.
• Just note that like the other pronouns, the pronoun ‘am’ cannot
be used in the negative form in an interrogative sentence. Instead
of ‘amn’t’, ‘aren’t’ is used.
 USES
• It is used to represent an action that is happening or
progressing in the moment that the speaker is speaking.
• It depicts a future event or arrangement.
• It is used to talk about the action that is going or continuing
at the time of speaking.
 EXAMPLES

Affirmative

The children are playing in the

The birds are flying high.
park.

Negative

The boy is not standing on the

The girl is not talking.
floor.
 EXAMPLES

Interrogative

Is Ron yelling at him? Are you listening to me?

Interrogative Negative

Is he not playing tennis?/

Am I not reading a newspaper?
Isn’t he playing tennis?
 WORKSHEET
• You ________ with us right now.(come)
• She ________ on the floor.(not dance)
• Yes, Ram _________ today’s event.(host)
• The chief minister _________ the flag(host)
• _____ they ________ in the drama?(act)
• He _________ his new business.(start)
• She _________ them the value of education.(realize)
• ______ I _________ you right now?(trouble)
• He _______ the workshop.(open)
• _____ they _______ from the top of the mountain?(jump)
 ANSWERS

• Are coming
• Is not dancing
• Is hosting
• Is hosting
• Are, acting
• Is starting
• Is realizing
• Am, troubling
• Is opening
• Are, jumping