Present Continuous Tense of verbs in English

(example : to play / I am playing)


 


The present continuous tense of verbs in English is formed as follows:

Past Continuous Tense
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
  Long Form Contracted Form  
am playing I am not playing I'm not playing Am I playing?
You are playing You are not playing You're not playing Are you playing?
He/she/it is playing He/she/it is not playing He/she/it isn't playing Is he/she/it playing?
We are playing We are not playing We're not playing Are we playing?
You are playing You are not playing You're not playing Are you playing?
They are playing They are not playing They're not playing Are they playing?

The present continuous tense is used: