The present continuous tense

Note: the present continuous is also called the present progressive tense.

Positive statements

	Singular	Plural
1st person	I am working ..	we are working ..
2nd person	you are working ..	you are working ..
3rd person	he/she/it is working ..	they are working ..

Negative statements

	Singular	Plural
1st person	I'm not working ..	we aren't working ..
2nd person	you aren't working ..	you aren't working ..
3rd person	he/she/it isn't working ..	they aren't working ..

Questions

	Singular	Plural
1st person	am I working .. ?	are we working .. ?
2nd person	are you working .. ?	are you working .. ?
3rd person	is he/she/it working .. ?	are they working .. ?

Note that verbs that end in an -e drop the -e in the -ing form:

• hope > hoping
• write > writing

Note that one-syllable verbs which end in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant in the -ing form

• run > running
• stop > stopping

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