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Meaning One Example

Example 1	John is on the plane. He is on his way to Hawaii. John is flying to Hawaii.
Meaning Explanation	Note: The words in bold indicate the present continuous. This meaning shows that John is flying right now, at the time of speaking. The action is continuing and isn’t finished.

Meaning Two Example

Example 2	Sarah is talking on the phone. She says to her friend, “I’m reading on amazing book at the moment. I highly recommend it.”
Meaning Explanation	Note: The words in bold indicate the present continuous. This meaning shows that Sarah is reading a book nowadays. She has started it, but she hasn't Finished it. She isn't reading it at the time of speaking.

Meaning Three Example

Example 3	Frank is talking to the CEO of the company. He says to the CEO, “The company is growing rapidly this year. We are having an amazing 12 months.”
Meaning Explanation	Note: The words in bold indicate the present continuous. This meaning shows that the company is doing well around this time period (one year). It is changing over this time period.

Positive and Question

Positive				Question
I	am	I'm	working.	Am	I	working?
He	is	He's		Is	he
She is		She's			she
It		It's			it
We	are	We're		Are	we
You		You're			you
They		They're			they

Negative with not and Negative with n't

Negative with not				Negative with n't
I	am	I'm	not working.	--	--	working?
He	is	He's		He	isn't
She is		She's		She
It		It's		It
We	are	We're		We	aren't
You		You're		You
They		They're		They

Another way to write

Affirmative, Negative and Question

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I’m eating	I’m not eating	Am I eating?
you/we/they’re eating	you/we/they aren’t eating	Are you/we/they eating?
he/she/it’s eating	he/she/it isn’t eating	Is he/she/it eating?

Short answers

Short answers
Yes, I am.	Yes, he/she/it is.	Yes, we/you/they are.
No, I’m not.	No, he/she/it isn’t.	No, we/you/they aren’t.

Positive Structure

Am/is/are + -ing verb

Examples:

I am eating dinner.

He is walking to the shop.

They are shouting very loudly.

Negative Structure

Am/is/are + not + -ing verb

Example:

I am not studying at the moment.

It is not working very weil.

They are not watching the football match.

Question Structure

Am/is/are + subject + -ing verb

Example:

Am I doing it properly?

Is he sleeping yet?

Are you looking in the right place?

Things to Note

Note that we often contract the subject and the verb:

I am going = I'm going

He/she/it is going = he's/she's/it's going

We/you/they are going = we're/you're/they're going

Things to Note

I am not doing = I'm not doing

He/she/it is not doing

= he's not or he isn’t

= she's not or she isn’t

= it's not or it isn't doing

We/you/they are not doing

= we're not or we aren’t

= you're not or you aren’t

= they're not or they aren't doing

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