English Grammar Guide
The Present Continuous Tense: Negatives
Grammar - The Present Continuous Tense : Negatives
We often contract the negatives
am not →'m not I + 'm not + INFINITIVE-ing I 'm not working now.are not →aren't /'re not You /We /They + aren't + INFINITIVE-ing They aren't fishing at the moment.is not →isn't /'s not He /She /It + isn't + INFINITIVE-ing He isn't reading right now.
⚠ Be Careful!
am not →amn't .✘ am not →'m not .✔
Examples - The Present Continuous Tense : Negative Contractions
| INF. | |
|---|---|
| cook | |
| talk | |
| read | |
| sleep | |
| work | |
| listen | |
| com | |
We can contract the negatives
| INF. | |
|---|---|
| cook | |
| talk | |
| read | |
| sleep | |
| work | |
| listen | |
| com | |
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✔ | Correct | |
| ✘ | Incorrect | |
| CONT. | Contraction | |
| INF. | Infinitive | |
| NEG. | Negative | |
| S. | Subject | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is
02) Be: Negatives in the Present Simple Tense
03) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms
04) The Present Simple Tense: Negatives
05) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
06) The Present Continuous Tense: Contractions
07) The Present Continuous Tense: Open Questions
08) The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
09) The Present Continuous Tense vs The Present Simple Tense
10) The Present Continuous Tense: Future Arrangements
11) The Past Continuous Tense: Verb Forms
12) The Past Continuous Tense: Negatives
