Conjugation

affirmative	negative	interrogative	Inter.-negative
I am working	I am not/I’m not working	Am I working?	Am I not working?
He is working	He is not, he’s not, he isn’t working	Is he working?	Is he not/isn’t he working?
She is working	She is not, she’s not, she isn’t working	Is she working	Is she not/Isn’t she working?
It is working	It is not, it’s not, it isn’t working	Is it working?	Is it not/ Isn’t it working?
We are working	We are not, we’re not, we aren’t working	Are we working?	Are we not/ Aren’t we working?
You are working	You are not, you’re not, you aren’t working	Are you working?	Are you not/ Aren’t you working?
They are working	They are not, they’re not, they aren’t working	Are they working?	Are they not/Aren’t they working?

Questions:

General: Are you sleeping now? – Yes, I am/No I am not/

Special: What are you doing? Where are you going? Who are you looking for?

Who are you looking at? What are you waiting for? Who are you waiting for?

Alternative: Are you reading or watching TV? – Reading.

Disjunctive: You’re sleeping, aren’t you? You aren’t sleeping, are you?

Indirect questions (Object clause):

I wonder if he’s sleeping. I’d like to know if they are working.

EXERCISES

Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.

1. She (not work), she (swim) in the river. 2. He (teach) his boy to ride. 3. Why Ann (not wear) her new dress?

4. It (rain)? – Yes, it (rain) very hard. You can’t get out yet. 5. Why you (mend) that old shirt? 6. You not (tell) the truth. – How do you know that I (not tell) the truth? 7. Who (move) the furniture about upstairs? – It’s Tom. He (paint) the front bedroom. 8. Mrs Jones (sweep) the steps outside her house. 9. What you (read) now? - I (read) Crime and Punishment. 10. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing). 11. Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? – I (come) in a minute. I just (wash) my hands. 12. She always (ring) up and (ask) questions. 13. Why you (make) a cake? Someone (come) to tea? 14. Where is Tom? – He (lie) under the car. 15. Can I borrow your pen or you (use) it at the moment? 16. You (do) anything tonight? – No, I am not. – Well, I (go) to the cinema. Would you like to come with me? 17. We (have breakfast) at 8.00 tomorrow as Tom (catch) an early train.