• We use the Present Continuous to talk about things happening now: I’m waiting for a taxi. They’re sitting in your office.
POSITIVE
I’m (’m = am)
you/we/they’re (’re = are) verb+ing
he/she/it’s (’s = is)
NEGATIVE
I’m not
you/we/they aren’t (= are not) verb+ing
he/she/it isn’t (= is not)
verb+ing
spelling rule:
most verbs: add -ing
examples: play > playing, look > looking, study > studying, go > going
verbs ending in -e: take off -e and add -ing
examples: smoke > smoking, live > living, write > writing
verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant: double the last consonant and add -ing
examples: sit > sitting, stop > stopping, run > running
TIP!
• We can also make negatives with ’re or ’s + not: Danny’s not doing anything. They’re not looking very happy.
