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Preview The Present Continuous Tense Page 1
Mary is sleeping. She is sleeping. She’s sleeping. She is not reading. She’s not reading. She isn’t reading.
Roger is reading. He is reading. He’s reading. He is not sleeping. He’s not sleeping. He isn’t sleeping.
The present continuous tense is used to say what is happening right now. I
am (not)
-ing
is (not)
-ing
are (not)
-ing
He She It We You They I am playing cards. I’m playing cards. I am not reading. I am not sleeping. I’m not reading. I’m not sleeping.
You are playing cards. You’re playing cards. You are not reading. You are not sleeping. You’re not reading. You’re not sleeping. You aren’t reading. You aren’t sleeping.
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We are playing cards. We’re playing cards. We are not reading. We are not sleeping. We’re not reading. We’re not sleeping. We aren’t reading. We aren’t sleeping.
They are playing cards. They’re playing cards. They are not reading. They are not sleeping. They’re not reading. They’re not sleeping. They aren’t reading. They aren’t sleeping.