Form
The Present Continuous (sometimes called the Present Progressive) Tense in English is really easy to make and is the same for all verbs.
We make it using the present simple of be + verb + -ing:
Here is how we make the positive:
| Positive | Positive Short Form |
| I am sleeping | I'm sleeping |
| you are sleeping | you're sleeping |
| he is sleeping | he's sleeping |
| she is sleeping | she's sleeping |
| it is sleeping | it's sleeping |
| we are sleeping | we're sleeping |
| they are sleeping | they're sleeping |
We can make the negative by adding not:
| Negative | Negative Short Form |
| I am not sleeping | I'm not sleeping |
| you are not playing | you aren't playing |
| he is not reading | he isn't reading |
| she is not working | she isn't working |
| it is not raining | it isn't raining |
| we are not cooking | we aren't cooking |
| they are not listening | they aren't listening |