Present Continuous

1. Right Now (This Very Second):

• "I am reading this lesson." (Obviously)
• "She is cooking dinner." (Lucky her)
• "They are watching Netflix." (As usual)

2. Temporary Situations:

• "I am living with my parents." (Temporarily, hopefully)
• "He is working at McDonald's." (While studying)
• "We are staying at a hotel." (For the weekend)

3. Future Plans (Already Arranged):

• "I am meeting friends tomorrow." (It's in my calendar)
• "She is flying to Paris next week." (Tickets booked)
• "We are having a party on Saturday." (You're invited)

Negative: am/is/are + not + verb + -ing

• "I am not working today." (It's Sunday)
• "She isn't listening to me." (Story of my life)
• "They aren't coming to the party." (Their loss)

Questions: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb + -ing?

• "Are you listening to me– (Probably not)
• "Is she coming with us– (Let's hope so)
• "What are you doing– (The eternal question)

Some verbs are too cool for continuous forms:

• Mental states: know, understand, believe, think (opinion)
• Emotions: love, hate, like, want, need
• Senses: see, hear, smell, taste
• Possession: have (own), belong, own

Say "I know" not "I am knowing" - unless you want to sound weird!