Present Continuous Verb Tense
What is the structure of the Present Continuous Verb Tense?
Subject |
+ |
Auxiliary Verb |
+ |
Main Verb |
- |
- |
"to be" |
verb + -ing |
- |
||
Grammar rules for the preset perfect tense:
The auxiliary verb "to be" changes according to the sentence's subject.
Add -ing to base form the verb of the main verb
Negative Statements -: "not" is added beween the verb "to be" and the main verb
Questions - the order for questions is reversed. The verb "to be" comes before the subject.
Subject |
Auxuilly Verb |
|
Main Verb |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | I |
am |
|
going |
to the store. |
We |
are |
|
playing |
ball. |
|
She |
is |
|
eating |
dinner. |
|
| - | I |
am |
not |
reading |
the newpaper. |
You |
are |
not |
cooking |
dinner. |
|
He |
is |
not |
watching |
the movie. |
|
| ? | Am |
I |
|
going |
to the store with you? |
Are |
you |
|
fixing |
the car? |
|
Is |
she |
|
cleaning |
the house today? |
- Present Simple Tense
- Present Simple Tense Chart
- Present Simple "to be" Tense Chart
- Present Simple "to be" Tense Quiz
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Continuous Tense Chart
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Tense Chart
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense Chart
- Present Perfect vs. the Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Usage of the verb "Have" and Chart
