GRAMMAR II

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Present Progressive

Use the present progressive for actions happening now

Information Questions (?)

What are you doing?

What are they doing?

What is he doing?

What is she doing?

Affirmative (+)

I'm working

They're working

She's working

He's working

Negative (-)

I'm not working

They aren't working

He isn't working

Yes-no questions (?)

Am I acting?

Are you acting?

Is he acting?

Are we acting?

Are they acting?

Short Answer (+)

Yes, I am

Yes, you are

Yes, she is

Yes, he is

Yes, we are

Yes, they are

Short Answer (-)

No, I'm not

No, you aren't

No, she isn't

No, he isn't

No, we aren't

No, they aren't

We don't usually use the present progressive with verbs like following: like, love, smell, taste, want, hear