Present continuous tense

The Present Continuous Tense is used to talk about actions happening right now or around the present time. Here are four sentence structures with simple example sentences:

  1. Affirmative:
    • Structure: Subject + am/is/are + verb (-ing) + object.
    • Example sentences:
      • She is reading a book.
      • am cooking dinner.
      • They are playing outside.
  2. Negative:
    • Structure: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb (-ing) + object.
    • Example sentences:
      • They are not playing football.
      • He is not studying right now.
      • We are not watching a documentary.
  3. Interrogative  (Question):
    • Structure: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb (-ing) + object?
    • Examples sentences:
      • Is he watching TV?
      • Are you going to the market?
      • Am I doing this correctly?
  4. Interrogative (Wh-Question):
    • Structure: Wh-question word + am/is/are + subject + verb (-ing) + object?
    • Example sentences:
      • What are you doing now?
      • Where is she going?
      • Why are they laughing?