In the Present Continuous tense, the action is on-going/ still going on and hence continuous. The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are happening at this current moment.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - AM/ARE/IS - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - am - watching - television.
You - are - watching - television.
He - is - watching - television.
Mohan - is - watching - television
The boy - is - watching - television.
She - is - watching - television.
Pooja - is - watching - television.
The girl - is - watching - television.
We - are - watching - television.
You - are - watching - television.
They - are - watching - television.
The children - are - watching - television.
Notice that we use
‘am’ with ‘I’,
‘is’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - AM NOT/ARE NOT/IS NOT - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - am not - playing - chess.
You - are not - playing - chess.
He - is not - playing - chess.
Mohan - is not - playing - chess.
The boy - is not - playing - chess.
She - is not - playing - chess.
Pooja - is not - playing - chess.
The girl - is not - playing - chess.
We - are not - playing - chess.
You - are not - playing - chess.
They - are not - playing - chess.
The men - are not - playing - chess.
Notice that we use
‘am not’ with ‘I’,
‘is not’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are not’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS:
AM/ARE/IS - SUBJECT - VERB - REST OF THE SENTENCE
Am - I - reading - a book?
Are - you - reading - a book?
Is - he - reading - a book?
Is - Mohan - reading - a book?
Is - the boy - reading - a book?
Is - she - reading - a book?
Is - Pooja - reading - a book?
Is - the girl - reading - a book?
Are - we - reading - a book?
Are - you - reading - a book?
Are - they - reading - a book?
Are - the men - reading - a book?
Notice the structure of the interrogative statements. We use
‘am’ with ‘I’,
‘is’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
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