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Present Continuous
The present continuous is one of the present tenses used in modern English, the others being the simple present and the emphatic present. All of these can be employed in both theindicative and subjunctive moods.

To form the present continuous, one uses the appropriate conjugation of to be from the present simple and puts the present participle of the chosen verb after. Forexample:

He is playing

When using the interrogative with the present continuous, one does not use the verb to do as with the present simple, rather, one swaps the positions of the conjugationof to be and the present participle. For example:

Am I annoying you? Which is to ask whether I am annoying you.

I) The positive form of the present continuous:
- Remember to use the Subject(this can be a subject pronoun or a noun -LESSON 1 Click AQUI) plus (+) the verb to be in the present tense (am/is/are) and complement (optional).
The following is the table of the positive form of thepresent continuous / progressive.
Table #1 positive Form

Common mistakes:
- Students forget to use the verb to be
Example:
* My father working (INCORRECT)
* My father IS working(Correct)
- Sometimes students do not use the -ing form.

* Robert is play with my sister (INCORRECT)
* Robert is playing with my sister (Correct)

II) The negative form of the presentcontinuous:
The negative form is used by adding “not” after the verb to be in the present tense form. You may use contractions.

Table # 2: The negative form.

Common mistakes:
Some students placethe negative first. REMEMBER TO USE THE S+V+C!!!
* Not working my father (INCORRECT)
* My father isn’t (is + not) working (CORRECT)

Students use the don’t/doesn’t to do the negative:* She doesn’t playing (INCORRECT)
* She isn’t playing (CORRECT)
III) The question form of the present continuous:

We have to put the verb to be + the subject + -ing form + the complement....