Present continuous

This page has information about the conjugation of the present continuous.

Note: the present continuous is also called the present progressive tense.

Positive statements


Singular
Plural
1st person
I am working ..
we are working ..
2nd person
you are working ..
you are working ..
3rd person
he/she/it is working ..
they are working ..

Negative statements


Singular
Plural
1st person
I'm not working ..
we aren't working ..
2nd person
you aren't working ..
you aren't working ..
3rd person
he/she/it isn't working ..
they aren't working ..

Questions


Singular
Plural
1st person
am I working .. ?
are we working .. ?
2nd person
are you working .. ?
are you working .. ?
3rd person
is he/she/it working .. ?
are they working .. ?

Note

1. Verbs that end in an -e drop the -e in the -ing form:

  • hope → hoping
  • write → writing

2. One-syllable verbs which end in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant in the -ing form

  • run → running
  • stop → stopping