Present Continuous

We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions that are happening right now, at this moment. To form it, we use the verb 'to be' (am / is / are) together with the main verb and the ending -ing: I am reading, She is eating, They are playing. To make the -ing form, remember three spelling rules: most verbs simply add -ing (eat → eating, play → playing); verbs that end in a silent -e drop the -e first (make → making, write → writing); short verbs with one vowel and one consonant at the end double the final consonant (run → running, sit → sitting, swim → swimming). To make a negative sentence, put 'not' after the verb 'to be': He is not sleeping. To ask a question, move 'to be' in front of the subject: Are they watching TV? Signal words that tell you to use the Present Continuous are: now, right now, at the moment, Look! and Listen!. For example: 'Look! My cat is sitting on the chair right now.'