Present Continuous

FORMS

Affirmative

I am working

you are working

he/she/it is working

we are working

you are working

they are working

Negative

I am not working

you are not working

he/she/it is not working

we are not working

you are not working

they are not working

Question

am I working?

are you working?

is he/she/it working?

are we working?

are you working?

are they working?

SPELLING RULES

Verbs ending in -e:

live > living

Verbs ending in consonant + y:

study > studying

Verbs ending in a -CVC pattern:

get > getting

USE

Actions in progress at the time of speaking: 

I’m teaching English.

Temporary actions:

I am reading A Game of Thrones.

SWAN, Michael. 1998. Practical English Usage. 2^nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.