English Grammar Guide

The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

Grammar - The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No

For closed questions (for the responses: yes and no), we use the verb be for short answers.

Short answers are the same as with be in the present simple tense.

BE + SUBJ. + INF.-ing ... ?
Yes, + SUBJ. + BE
BE + SUBJ. + INF.-ing ... ?
No, + SUBJ. + NEG. BE
BE → am/are/is

Examples - The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No

QUESTION		Yes/No	SUBJECT	BE

Am I winning?	➤	Yes,	you	are.
Are you playing?	➤	Yes,	I	am.
Is he cleaning?	➤	Yes,	he	is.
Is she reading?	➤	No,	she	isn't.
Is it working?	➤	Yes,	it	is.
Are we losing?	➤	Yes,	we	are.
Are they going?	➤	No,	they	aren't.

⚠ Be Careful!

SHORT ANSWER → POSITIVE CONTRACTION ✘
Yes, I'm. ✘
Yes, I am. ✔
Yes, he's. ✘
Yes, he is. ✔
Yes, we're. ✘
Yes, we are. ✔
SHORT ANSWER → NEGATIVE CONTRACTION ✔
No, I'm not. ✔
No, he isn't. ✔
No, we aren't. ✔

Symbols & Abbreviations

✔	Correct
✘	Incorrect
INF.	Infinitive
N.	Noun
NEG.	Negative
SUBJ.	Subject

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See Also

01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is

02) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense

03) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms

04) The Present Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

05) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms

06) The Present Continuous Tense: Contractions

07) The Present Continuous Tense: Negatives

08) The Present Continuous Tense: Open Questions

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: Closed Questions & Short Answers

English Grammar Guide

The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

Grammar - The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No

Examples - The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions ➤ Yes/No

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See Also

01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is

02) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense

03) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms

04) The Present Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

05) The Present Continuous Tense: Verb Forms

06) The Present Continuous Tense: Contractions

07) The Present Continuous Tense: Negatives

08) The Present Continuous Tense: Open Questions

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: Closed Questions & Short Answers

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