PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Continuous Tense

FORMULA

( + ) S + To Be (is, am, are) + verb – ing + O/C                           I → am

( – ) S + To Be (is, am, are) + not + verb – ing + O/C                  He, She, It → is

( ? ) To Be (is, am, are) + S + verb – ing + O/C + ?                     You, They, We → are

EXAMPLE

      1.      ( + ) He is reading a novel                              2.   ( + ) She is drinking a cup of tea

      ( – ) He is not reading a novel                                ( – ) She is not drinking a cup of tea

      ( ? ) Is he reading a novel?                                     ( ? ) Is she drinking a cup of tea?