Present continuous

Use the present continuous to indicate that someone is doing something right now or something is happening at this moment. To create a Present continuous use a present tense of to do plus the infinitive plus -ing: am/is/are + verb + -ing.

Examples

You can also use the present continuous in question sentences and negative sentences:

 

Question

Negation

I am cooking.

Am I cooking?

I am not cooking.

You are cooking.

Are you cooking?

You are not cooking.

He is cooking.

Is he cooking?

He is not cooking.

We are cooking.

Are we cooking?

We are not cooking.

You are cooking.

Are we cooking?

We are not cooking.

They are cooking.

Are they cooking?

They are not cooking.