Present Continuous Tense

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Formation of Present Progressive Tense

Affirmative Form	Subject + am / is / are + Verb (ing) + Complement I am learning English right now.
Negative Form	Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + Verb (ing) + Complement I am not learning French right now.
Question Form	Am / is / are + Subject + Verb (ing) + Complement Is he going to work?
Negative Question	Am...not / isn't / aren't + Subject + Verb (ing) + Complement Am I not coming with you to the mall?

Verb (ing)

The most common state of the verb(ing) is just simply the verb itself + letters "ing"

walk - walking
talk - talking
turn - turning
learn - learning...

However, this rule does not always apply. See present progressive tense spelling rules for details.

Quick Exercise

Fill in the blanks using present progressive tense.

1. Look! it (rain)

2. They (watch) the news on TV.

3. The birds (fly) to South.

4. Matt (wait) for the bus.

5. The chef (not cook)anything today.

6. What Helen (do) at the moment?

Correctness =
Correct answers:

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