Present continuous tense is defined as the verb form used for actions or events that are happening or developing now.

Sentence structure: subject + is/am/are + present participle (verb + ing) + rest of the sentence.

Positive present continuous tense:

Examples:

• I am reading a newspaper.
• You are doing it wrong.
• He is playing tennis.

Negative present continuous tense:

Examples:

• I am not reading a newspaper.
• You are not doing it wrong.
• He is not playing tennis.

Interrogative present continuous tense:

Examples:

• Am I reading a newspaper?
• Are you doing it wrong?
• Is he playing tennis?

Negative interrogative present continuous tense:

Examples:

• Am I not reading a newspaper?
• Are you not doing it wrong? / Aren’t you doing it wrong?
• Is he not playing tennis? / Isn’t he playing tennis?

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