Exercise 176: Fill in the table in Present Continuous.
Verb
Subject
+
-
?
1. write
I
am writing
am not writing
am I writing?
2. cook
you
are cooking
are not cooking
are you cooking?
3. work
he
is working
is not working
is he working?
4. speak
we
are speaking
are not speaking
are we speaking?
5. jump
she
is jumping
is not jumping
is she jumping?
6. play
it
is playing
is not playing
is it playing?
7. clean
you
are cleaning
are not cleaning
are you cleaning?
8. count
he
is counting
is not counting
is he counting?
9. lock
I
am locking
am not locking
am I locking?
10. eat
they
are eating
are not eating
are they eating?
Explanation:
To form the Present Continuous tense, we use the auxiliary verb 'to be' (am, is, are) followed by the present participle of the main verb (verb + -ing).
The choice of 'am', 'is', or 'are' depends on the subject: 'am' is used with 'I'; 'is' is used with he, she, it; 'are' is used with you, we, they.
For the negative form, we add 'not' after the auxiliary verb (e.g., am not, is not, are not).
For the interrogative form, we invert the subject and the auxiliary verb (e.g., Am I?, Is he?, Are you?).