The Present Progressive is a very common tense in English. You should understand it, and know it well.
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Present Progressive Rules
Here you can find tables with Present Progressive rules on:
positive sentences, negative sentences and questions.
Positive Sentences
| Who? | Form of verb | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| I | am + verb + ing | I am reading now. |
| He/She/It | is + verb + ing | He is reading now. She is reading now. It is reading now. |
| You | are + verb + ing | You are reading now. |
| We | are + verb + ing | We are reading now. |
| They | are + verb + ing | They are reading now. |
Short forms:
- I am => I’m
- He is => He’s
- She is => She’s
- It is = It’s
- You are = You’re
- We are => We’re
- They are => They’re
Negative Sentences
| Who? | Form of verb | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| I | am + not + verb + ing | I am not reading now. I’m not reading now. |
| He/She/It | is + not + verb + ing | He is not reading now. He isn’t reading now. He’s not reading now. She is not reading now. She isn’t reading now. She’s not reading now. It is not reading now. It isn’t reading now. It’s not reading now. |
| You | are + not + verb + ing | You are not reading now. You aren’t reading now. You’re not reading now. |
| We | are + not + verb + ing | We are not reading now. We aren’t reading now. We’re not reading now. |
| They | are + not + verb + ing | They are not reading now. They aren’t reading now. They’re not reading now. |
Short forms:
- is not => isn’t
- are not = aren’t
Question Sentences
| Who? | Form of verb | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am | I | verb + ing | Am I reading now? |
| Is | he/she/it | verb + ing | Is he reading now? Is she reading now? Is it reading now? |
| Are | you | verb + ing | Are you reading now? |
| Are | we | verb + ing | Are we reading now? |
| Are | they | verb + ing | Are they reading now? |
