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In my last lesson, I taught you how to use the present continuous in the affirmative form. In
today's video, I'm going to teach you how to ask questions in the present continuous,
and how to write in the negative form as well. We will quickly review the present continuous
in the affirmative form. At the end of the lesson,
we will have a test to practice what you have learned. When do we use the present continuous?
We use the present continuous to talk about things happening right now. Example, I'm walking
in the park. I'm not talking on the phone. She's eating a salad for lunch. She isn't eating pasta.
In the first sentence, you can see the affirmative form of the present continuous.
And in the second sentence, you can see the negative form.
We also use the present continuous to talk about temporary activities.
Example: Who is he dating? He's dating a girl from Canada. Where is Marisol working this summer?
She's working at Burger King. She isn't working at McDonald's.
We also use the present continuous to talk about future plans or arrangements.
We aren't going to the cinema on Saturday. We are going there on Sunday. Shane is meeting
Dave on the weekend. He isn't meeting Kate. So how do we form the present continuous?
As I showed you in my first video, we form the affirmative form of the present continuous with
the subject plus the to be form, and then the verb plus -ing. So I'm working. You're working.
He's, she's, or it's working. We're working, or they're working. Examples: I'm talking to my
mom. You're working at the office. She's cooking dinner. To make the negative form, we just have
to add not after the to be form. I'm not working. You aren't working. He, she, or it isn't working.
We or they aren't working. For example: I'm not talking to my mom. You aren't working at
the office. She isn't cooking dinner. And how do we form questions in the present continuous?
We begin with the be form plus the subject. So we would say: Am I working? Are you working?
Is he, she, or it working? Are we working? Are they working? Am I talking to my mom?
Are you working at the office? Is she cooking dinner? And you can see that we switch the be form
with the subject. You cannot say: I am talking to Mom? This is incorrect. You have to switch it.
You have to switch the be form plus the subject. Am I talking to mom?
And when you ask questions in the present continuous, it's very easy to make short answers.
Am I working? Yes I am. No, I'm not. Are you working?
Yes, you are. No, you aren't. Is he, she, or it working? Yes, he is.
No, he isn't. Are they or we working? Yes, we are. No, we aren't. So for example: Am I talking to my
mom? Yes, you are. Are you working at the office? No, I'm not. Is she cooking dinner? Yes, she is.
Now let's look at a conversation example with the present continuous.
Hey, what are you doing? Hi, Sarah. I'm working out at the gym.
What are you doing tonight? I'm going to Landon's party. Are you coming?
Yes, I am. Are you bringing anything? I'm bringing drinks, but I'm not bringing any snacks.
I'm ordering a few box of pizza to bring tonight. That sounds great. See you tonight.
You can see how common it is to use the present continuous when we're talking about things that
are happening right now in the present. So it's very important that you learn how to use this
tense correctly. So now let's do some practice. Are these sentences correct or incorrect?
I'm going to read through all the sentences, and then you have to correct them with me afterwards.
So number one, the boy isn't swimming in the lake. Number two: You isn't drinking coffee.
You're drinking tea. Number three: Are you going to the meeting tomorrow?
Number four: Is he see Jane tonight? Number five: I'm no eating pizza for dinner. I'm eating steak.
Number six: Calvin isn't coming to my party. Number 7: Am I drive us to the restaurant?
So number one is correct. The boy isn't swimming in the lake. This is correct. The boy is he,
so we say he isn't swimming. Number two is incorrect. The subject is you,
and we don't say you isn't. We say you aren't. You aren't drinking coffee. You're drinking tea.
Number three is correct. Are you going to the meeting tomorrow?
Number four: Is he see Jane tonight is incorrect. We have to add an -ing to the verb see. Is he
seeing Jane tonight? Remember to add the -ing to the verb in the present continuous.
I'm no eating pizza for dinner. I'm eating steak. Number five is incorrect. This is a very common
mistake. I'm no eating pizza for dinner. You have to write I'm not. I'm not eating pizza for dinner.
Number six is correct. Calvin isn't coming to my party. And number seven is incorrect. Am I drive
us to the restaurant? Again, we have to add -ing with drive. And remember for verbs ending
in a single E, we have to remove the E and add -ing. If you want more help on spelling rules
in the present continuous, I will link you to my video in the description below on the
affirmative tense of the present continuous where I share the spelling rules. Am I driving us to
the restaurant? So let me know in the comments section how many you got correct out of seven.
And now the last part of our quiz: put the verbs in the negative form of the present continuous.
So for example, I go to the cinema tonight. This would be: I'm not going to the cinema tonight.
Number one: He eat a banana. Number two: I work at the office. Number three: we run to school.
Number four: she make dinner for her family. So number one: He isn't eating a banana.
So remember to form the negative form of the present continuous, we have the be form
plus not, and then the verb plus -ing. So number two: I'm not working at the office. Number three:
We aren't running to school. And number four: She isn't making
dinner for her family. So let me know how many you got correct out of four on this part, for a total
of how many out of 11 for the present continuous practice for the negative and interrogative forms.
Thank you guys for watching this quick lesson on the present continuous, negative and interrogative
forms. If you have any questions, make sure to comment in the comment section below and practice
writing some sentences in the present continuous. Thanks for watching and see you next time!