PRESENT CONTINUOUS

TENSE
Present Continuous Tense is used for:
An action that takes place at the moment of speech, and therefore it is often accompanied by time
determinants now and at the moment

Present Continuous Tense is built from the verb to be in Present Simple Tense

Acknowledgment form

I am working
You are working.
He/she/it is working.
Plural

We are working.
You are working.
They are working.
Question form

Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he/she/it working?
Plural

Are we working?
Are you working?
Are they working?

Negative form

I’m not working.

You aren’t working.
He/she/it isn’t working.
Plural

We aren’t working.
You aren’t working.
They aren’t working.

If the verbs end in -ie, the suffix -ie changes to y and the
suffix -ing is added:
die – dying
lie – lying

Present simple
Simple present tense is used for:
Repetitive actions (habits, customs, routines):

Acknowledgment form

I work.
You work.
He/she/it works.
Plural

We work.
You work.
They work.
If the verb ends in -ch, -sh, -x, -ss, the suffix also reads -es:

If the verb ends in -y and if it is preceded by the consonant -y

it changes to -ie:
If there is a vowel in front of -y, there is no change:

Question form

o I work?
Do you work?
Does he/she/it work?
Plural

Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Negative form

I don’t work.
You don’t work.
He/she/it doesn’t work.
Plural

We don’t work.
You don’t work.
They don’t work.