Present continuous tense negative statement

present continuous tense

1. Present Continuous Tense Chabibatul Chasanah

2. What is Tom doing right now? Now Tom is trying to catch Jerry. X Now Tom tries to catch Jerry.

3. What are they doing at the moment? They are laughing at the moment X They laugh at the moment

4. WHY?????

5. Rule : We form the present continuous with ___ + Verb + ing . We use the present _________ to talk about things that are happening at or around the time of speaking. The babies are laughing at the moment X The babies laugh at the moment

6. Present Continuous Tense (-) He She + is not + Verb 1 (ing) It Example: Claire is reading a book. She is reading a book. I + am not + Verb 1 (ing) Example: I am reading a book. You They + are not + Verb 1 (ing) We Example: They are reading novels.

7. C. Change these sentences from the positive to the negative! 1. The phone is ringing right now. The phone is not ringing right now. 2. The girls are making dresses now. ____________________________________________. 3. David is singing in the hall at the moment. ____________________________________________. 4. He is taking the bag away now . ____________________________________________. 5. They are wearing white shirts right now. ____________________________________________. 6. I am reading a book at the moment. _____________________________________________. 7. My teacher is explaining the lesson right now. _____________________________________________. 8. You are listening to music _____________________________________________ 9. The cow is still eating. _____________________________________________.