Present continuous (I am doing)
Usage: in the middle of ‘action’, started doing and haven’t finished yet; talk about things/changes happening in a period around now (for example, today / this week / this evening etc.).
Often the action is happening at the time of speaking, but not necessarily.
Standard structure:
| Subject | Present tense of be | Present participle verb |
|---|---|---|
| I | am (’m) / am not (’m not, ain’t) | -ing form of verb |
| he/she/it/name of a person | is (’s) / is not (’s not, isn’t) | -ing form of verb |
| we/you/they/name of group | are (’re) / are not (’re not,aren’t) | -ing form of verb |
For framing a question, reverse the first 2 columns.
Continuous is not used with stative verbs, use simple instead.