1. Present Continuous
Form V+ing
I am ‘m play+ing
You are ‘re sing+ing
He/She/It is ‘s write+ing → writing
run+ing → running
We
You are ‘re
They
He is drinking milk.
He’s drinking milk.
2. When?
1. Now / at the moment.
Eg. I’m watching TV.
2. Temporary situations.
Eg. I’m reading Hard Times by Charles
Dickens (this week, …).
3. He’s a runner.
He usually runs in the
morning.
Now he is running.
Now he’s running.
10. Form: negative
I am not I’m not V+ing
You are not You aren’t
He/She/It is not playing
He/She/It isn’t singing
We are not We aren’t writing
You are not You aren’t running
They are not They aren’t
He is drinking milk.
He isn’t drinking milk.
11. I am.
Form: interrogative You are.
Yes, He/She/It is.
We are.
Am I drinking milk? You are.
They are.
Are you drinking milk?
Is he drinking milk?
I’m not.
… You aren’t.
No, He/She/It isn’t.
We aren’t.
You aren’t.
They aren’t.