Present Continuous Tense in English (Rules & Examples) PDF

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense with Rules & Examples (Download PDF) – Present continuous tense shows that the action is in the continuation or is going on at present. We have given all types of examples like affirmative, negative, interrogative, and WH questions sentences with rules and examples, so that you can easily understand how to make sentences for Present continuous tense, what its rules and how to use them while making the sentence, so let’s start.

First of all, we understand the basic rules and formulas.

Formula –

• Affirmative – Sub + is/am/are + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.
• Negative – Sub + is/am/are + Not + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.
• Interrogative – is/am/are + Sub + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.
• WH Questions – WH + is/am/are + Sub + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.

1. Affirmative Present Continuous Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

• is, am, are + 1^st form of verb + ING is used.
• When the subject is he, she, it, or some singular number, is, is used, and then the first form of the main with ING.
• AM is used with I.
• When the subject is you, we, they, or some plural number, are + first form of the main verb + ING is used.

The formula for Affirmative sentences.

Sub + is/am/are + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of Affirmative sentences for Present continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

1. Radha is singing a song.
2. We are talking.
3. I am writing a story.
4. We are learning our lesson.
5. The birds are flying in the sky.
6. You are running.
7. The gardener is sowing the seed.
8. You are working.
9. Komal is weeping.
10. The teacher is teaching the class.
11. The book is selling like food.
12. They are taking exercise.
13. Somebody is knocking at the door.
14. The principal is sitting in the office.
15. You are going to see the movie.

2. Negative Present Continuous Tense

Read the rules carefully given below:

• In the present continuous tense, we use is, am, are + 1st form of verb + ing.
• When we are to use not, we use it between is, am, are + 1st form of verb + ing. Like, I am not going to the market today. He is not taking the examination.

The formula for Negative sentences.

Sub + is/am/are + Not + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of negative sentences for Present continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

1. Radha is not singing a song.
2. We are not talking.
3. I am not writing a story.
4. We are not learning our lesson.
5. The birds are not flying in the sky.
6. You are not running.
7. The gardener is not sowing the seed.
8. You are not working.
9. Komal is not weeping.
10. The teacher is not teaching the class.
11. The book is not selling like food.
12. They are not taking exercise.
13. Somebody is not knocking at the door.
14. The principal is not sitting in the office.
15. You are not going to see the movie.

3. Present Continuous Tense Interrogative Sentences – Interro Negative Sentences

Read the rules carefully given below:

• In present continuous tense/interrogative sentences. the helping verb is, am, are is placed before the subject duly and after the subject’s first form of the verb with ING, and a question mark is put at the end of the sentence.
• In Interro-negative sentences – first comes is, am, are, and then the subject, after the Not, and then the first form of the main verb + ING.

The formula for interrogative sentences.

is/am/are + Sub + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We have given below 15 examples of interrogative sentences for Present Continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

1. Is Radha singing a song?
2. Are we not talking?
3. Am I writing a story?
4. Are we learning our lesson?
5. Are the birds flying in the sky?
6. Are you not running?
7. Is the gardener sowing the seed?
8. Are you not working?
9. Is Komal weeping?
10. Is the teacher teaching the class?
11. Is the book selling like food?
12. Are they not taking exercise?
13. Is somebody knocking at the door?
14. Is the principal sitting in the office?
15. Are you not going to see the movie?

4.  WH-Questions in Present Continuous Tense

• WH – There are sentences whose answer requires more information. WH – are related, how, who, how many, when, where, why, how many.
• To form a WH-question, start with the WH-word, then add is, am, are, then Subject followed by the base form of the verb, and only then add the rest of the sentence.

The formula for WH-Questions.

WH + is/am/are + Sub + 1^st form of Verb (+ing) + Obj.

We have given below 5 examples of WH-Questions sentences for Present continuous Tense so that you can easily understand them.

Examples –

1. When are you going there?
2. Why is Ram always playing cricket?
3. How much are you spending?
4. Why are you not going there?
5. Why am I doing this?

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