The present continuous tense is formed using:
subject + verb 'be' + present participle (-ing)
| Subject | Present form 'be' | Present Participle |
| I | am | planting a tree. |
| You | are | |
| He, She, It | is | |
| We, You, They | are |
We can also use the present continuous tense to make negative sentences using:
subject + verb 'be' + not + present participle (-ing)
| Subject | Present form 'be' | not | Present Participle |
| I | am | not | wasting water. |
| You | are | ||
| He, She, It | is | ||
| We, You, They | are |
Remember, you can always use contractions for 'be,' like 'I'm' and 'you're.'
Here are some examples of sentences that use the present continuous.
I'm cooking a very hot dish.
We are wearing matching clothes!
Come on, you're driving to school!
They're riding horses together.
I'm not cleaning this up!
He's playing the piano very well.