The present continuous is used to describe actions that are happening now.
To form the present continous we
verb to be + verb + ing
I am teaching English
You are listening to me
Celeste is sleeping
Delia is drinking tea
We are working
John and Mary are watching TV
They are eating dinner
Short form
In spoken English we join the sounds to form “contractions”.
En ingles hablado juntamos los sonidos (contracion)
I’m cleaning my house
You’re
Negative
Noun/pronoun + auxililary verb to be + verb + ing
I am reading a book
You are drinking coffee
He is cooking chicken
We are playing football
They are watching TV
Contractions
When English is spoken
I am -> I’m
You are -> you’re
He is -> he’s
We are -> We’re
They are -> They’re
Negative
I am not
You are not
He is not
We are not
You are not
Contracted
I’m not
You aren’t
He isn’t
We aren’t
They aren’t
Forming question with the present continous
Am I dreaming ?
Are you walking to school tomorrow?
Is he studying Spanish ?
Are we working together?
Are they
Exercises