GRAMMAR II

Present Progressive

Use the present progressive for actions happening now

Information Questions (?)What are you doing?What are they doing?What is he doing?What is she doing?Affirmative (+)I'm working They're workingShe's workingHe's workingNegative (-)I'm not workingThey aren't workingHe isn't workingYes-no questions (?)Am I acting?Are you acting?Is he acting?Are we acting?Are they acting?Short Answer (+)Yes, I amYes, you areYes, she isYes, he isYes, we areYes, they areShort Answer (-)No, I'm notNo, you aren'tNo, she isn't No, he isn'tNo, we aren'tNo, they aren't

We don't usually use the present progressive with verbs like following: like, love, smell, taste, want, hear