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Present Continuous Negative

Introduction
The present continuous (or progressive) is the tense used to express situations that are
happening now (before, during and after the moment of speaking).

When expressed in its negative form, the verb denies that something is happening now.

Form
The present continuous, in its negative form, has this structure:
Subject + to be + not + [verb + -ing] + …

Short form of the negative form is the same as the short form of to be: I’m not – you’re
not/you aren’t – he’s not/he isn’t…
Subject To be + not Verb + -ing
I am not working
You are not working
He is not working
She is not working
It is not working
We are not working
You are not working
They are not working

Example
She isn’t watching TV at the moment.
I‘m not using the dictionary.
I‘m not working this weekend.
She isn’t going to school next week.
I’m not getting better at English.
They‘re not improving the situation.
I‘m not always doing homework.
He is not going to work again.
She isn’t looking for a job now.
They are not cooking at the moment.

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Use
We use present continuous, in its negative form, to deny:

actions happening at the moment of speaking;

actions that are planned for the future;
changes and tendencies;
consistency of the events;
temporary activities (that will finish in the future).

Related
The present continuous in its negative form is used to denies that something is happening
now. You can also confirm something in Affirmative form [1] and ask something in Interrogative
form [2].

If you want to speak about something that often repeats or happens all the time, you can use the
present simple. [3]

At A2 level, you can learn more about present perfect [4].

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