What are you doing?

2nd Year students


When you want to talk about an action that is taking place while you speak you use the Present Continuous (or Present progressive).

Present Continuous 
Affirmative form
I AM EATING

YOU ARE EATING

HE IS EATING

SHE IS EATING

IT IS EATING

WE ARE EATING

YOU ARE EATING

THEY ARE EATING

Affirmative contracted form

I'M EATING

YOU'RE EATING

HE'S EATING

SHE'IS EATING

IT'S EATING

WE'RE EATING

YOU'RE EATING

THEY'RE EATING

Negative form

I AM NOT EATING

YOU NOT ARE EATING

HE IS NOT EATING

SHE IS NOT EATING

IT IS NOT EATING

WE ARE NOT EATING

YOU ARE NOT EATING

THEY ARE NOT EATING

Negative contracted form

I'M NOT EATING

YOU AREN'T EATING

HE ISN'T EATING

SHE ISN'T EATING

IT ISN'T EATING

WE AREN'T EATING

YOU AREN'T EATING

THEY AREN'T EATING

Interrogative form and short answers

AM I EATING?                                          YES,YOU, WE, THEY ARE

ARE YOU EATING?                                YES, HE, SHE, IT IS

IS HE EATING?                                        NO, YOU, WE, THEY AREN'T 

IS SHE EATING?                                      NO, HE, SHE ISN'T

IS IT EATING?                                          YES, I AM

ARE WE EATING?                                   NO, I'M NOT

ARE YOU EATING?

ARE THEY EATING?

And now let's exercise!

Present Continuous exercises 1

Present Continuous exercises 2

Present Continuous exercises 3

Present Continuous exercises 4