PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Subject + TO BE + Verb (-ing) + ...

AFFIRMATIVE

I  am playing You  are  running She/He/It is  dancing We  are  flying You  are   swimming They  are  making

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

NEGATIVE Subject + TO BE in negative +

Verb (-ing) + ...

I  am not playing You  are not  running She/He/It is not  dancing We  are not  flying You  are not   swimming They  are not  making

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

QUESTION TO BE + Subject + Verb (-ing) + ...

Am  I  playing ? Are you  running ? Is she/he/it dancing ? Are we    flying ? Are you    swimming ? Are they    making ?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.The verb ends with -e, we delete the -e. 2. The verb ends with -y, we just add ing. 3. CVC verb, we double the last C.

SPECIAL CASES

CONTRACTIONS "TO BE"Remember that the verb to be can be written as a long form or as a short one.

am = 'mare = 're is = 's are = 're are = 're are = 're

am not = 'm notare not = 're not = aren't is not = 's not = isn't are not = 're not = aren't are not = 're not = aren't are not = 're not = aren't