Present (BE -ING)
Have a look at this picture:
- What are they doing?
- They are playing football.
Main use: action which is being done at the same moment.
Syntax: Auxiliary BE (conjugated) Verb ending in -ING
Examples:
I am playing football.
You are playing football.
He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.
Negation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...
Question: Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football? ..
Are they playing football?
Long answers: Yes, they're playing football. \ No, they aren't playing football.
Short answers: Yes, they are. \No, they aren't.
