Present continuous 📕

We use the present continuous for actions that are happening now, or around now.

Form: am / is / are + verb-ing

I am reading a book right now.

She is talking on the phone.

They are learning English this year.

Negative and questions

I am not working today.

Are you listening?

What is he doing?

Spelling of -ing

• Most verbs: add -ing: read → reading
• Verbs ending in -e: drop the e: make → making, write → writing
• One vowel + one consonant: double it: sit → sitting, run → running
• Verbs ending in -ie: lie → lying, die → dying

Also used for future plans

I am meeting Anna tomorrow.

Typical time words

now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, these days

✗ I working now.

✓ I am working now.