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Present Continuous Chart
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS (NOW-
AT THE MOMENT)
AFFIRMATIVE ( + ) QUESTION ( ? )
SUBJECT TO BE - ING VERB PREDICATE SHORT ANSWER ( + )
I AM WORKING on a project. I AM.
You ARE EATING a hamburguer. you ARE.
He IS COOKING dinner. he IS.
She IS TALKING on the phone. Yes, she IS.
It IS PLAYING with the ball. It IS.
We ARE WAITING FOR you. we ARE.
You ARE TAKING pictures. you ARE.
They ARE MEETING every weekend. they ARE.
NEGATIVE ( - ) SHORT ANSWER ( - )
SUBJECT TO BE - ING VERB PREDICATE I 'M NOT
I 'M NOT WORKING on a project. you AREN'T.
You AREN'T EATING a hamburguer. he ISN'T.
He ISN'T COOKING dinner. No, she ISN'T.
She ISN'T TALKING on the phone. It ISN'T.
It ISN'T PLAYING with the ball. we AREN'T.
We AREN'T WAITING FOR you. you AREN'T.
You AREN'T TAKING pictures. they AREN'T.
They AREN'T MEETING every weekend.
QUESTION ( ? ) BUT:
TO BE SUBJECT - ING VERB PREDICATE to hug hugging to plan
planning
AM I WORKING on a project. ? to swim swimming to stop
stopping
ARE You EATING a hamburguer. ? to run running to fit
fitting
IS He COOKING dinner. ? to sit sitting to hide
hidding
IS She TALKING on the phone. ? to put putting
IS It PLAYING with the ball. ? to argue arguing
ARE We WAITING FOR you. ? to arrive arriving
ARE You TAKING pictures. ? to write writing
ARE They MEETING every weekend. ? to wear wearing
REMEMBER: Where ARE you What IS she
ISN'T = IS NOT COOKING DOING every
AREN'T = ARE NOT dinner? weekend?
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