Present Progressive/Continuous - Long forms, short forms
- Present Progressive/Continuous
- Summary
- Use
- Signal words
- Form of affirmative, negative sentences and questions
- Spelling
- Special verbs
- Diagram
- Long forms and short forms
- Present Progressive - Complex Test 1 Complex Test 2
- Exercises - Present Progressive
Long forms and short forms in the Present Progressive
We often use short forms of the auxiliaries. The Present Progressive is formed with the auxiliary to be (am, are, is), so short forms are very frequent.
| affirmative |
| long form |
short form |
| I am reading |
I'm reading |
| he, she, it: |
he, she, it: |
| he is reading |
he's reading |
| we, you, they: |
we, you, they: |
| we are reading |
we're reading |
| negative (not after to be) |
| long form |
short form |
| I am not reading |
I'm not reading |
| he, she, it: |
he, she, it: |
| he is not reading |
he isn't reading
or
he's not reading |
| we, you, they: |
we, you, they: |
| we are not reading |
we aren't reading
or
we're not reading |
