PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

Subject + am / is / are + verb
(-ing) + complements.
They are buying at the
market now.
He is working right now.

Subject + am not / isnt / arent +
verb (-ing) + complements.
They arent watching TV now.
At the moment, Im not living
with her.

Am / is / are + subject +
verb (-ing) + complements +?
Are you tidying your room?
Is he studying at the
moment?
SOME RULES
We use the present continuous tense to talk about things happening at the time of
speaking, so the action is not finished.
She is driving now to Madrid.
We also use the present continuous tense when the action is not necessarily happening
at the time of speaking because we talk about things happening for a period of time.
Im reading a really nice book at the moment.
Shes learning Greek.
They are building a very big house.
Some verbs we use for this rule are: get, change, become, increase, fall, grow, improve,
begin, and start.
Is your English getting better?
The population of the world is increasing very fast.
Stative verbs do not usually use the Present Continuous:
See, hear, love, like, think, hope, feel, believe, know, understand.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets:
It (get) dark; shall I turn on the light?
Andrew has just started evening classes. He (learn) German.
What he (do) these days?
The world (change). Things never stay the same.
They dont have anywhere to live at the moment so they (live) with
friends until they find somewhere.
Lets go out now. It (not rain) any more.
EXPRESSIONS
o Now
o Right now
o At the moment
o Today
o This week
o This year