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LECCIÓN 103: PRESENT CONTINUOUS - NEGATIVE SENTENCES

We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to describe an action that is going on at this moment.

STRUCTURE:

Subject Verb to be Negative Verb (ing)


Pronoun

Singular I am not listening

You are not studying

He is not drinking

She is not writing

It is not jumping

Plural We are not speaking

You are not playing

They are not swimming

Contractions

Complete form Contraction Contraction


I am not teaching French I’m not teaching French I’m not teaching French
You are not listening to You’re not listening to music You aren’t listening to music
music
He is not playing the guitar He’s not playing the guitar He isn’t playing the guitar
She is not cleaning the house She’s not cleaning the She isn’t cleaning the house
house
It is not snowing It’s not snowing It isn’t snowing
We are not buying new We’re not buying new We aren’t buying new chairs
chairs chairs
You are not paying attention You’re not paying attention You aren’t paying attention
They are not singing well They’re not singing well They aren’t singing well

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EXERCISE

Use the following words to make negative sentences using the present continuous. Use
contractions when possible.

1. (I / not / sleep)

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2. (she / not / work in Spain)

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3. (he / not / wait for the bus)

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4. (we / not / go to the movies)

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5. (you / not / read the newspaper)

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6. (I / not / live in Paris)

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7. (they / not / leave now)

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8. (she / not / drink tea now)

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9. (they / not / swimming)

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10. (My father/ not / working)

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