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The Present Progressive (Continuous) Tense: Negative Form
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1. He is not shouting at you. He isn’t shouting at you. 2. They are not waiting downstairs for us. They 
aren’t waiting downstairs for us. 3. The ship is not sinking. The ship isn’t sinking. 4. The dog is not 
burying the bone in the sand. The dog isn’t burying the bone in the sand. 5. We are not planting the seeds 
in the garden. We aren’t planting the seeds in the garden. 6. I am not teaching in the elementary school 
this year. No contraction. 7. Mike is not stirring the paint with the paintbrush. Mike isn’t stirring the 
paint with the paintbrush. 8. You are not wearing your seat belt. You aren’t wearing your seat belt.
9. The crowd is not clapping and cheering. The crowd isn’t clapping and cheering.
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1. isn’t joking 2. aren’t praying 3. aren’t dancing 4. am not making 5. isn’t putting 6. aren’t 
dripping 7. isn’t wiggling 8. aren’t walking 9. isn’t squeezing 10. am not separating 11. aren’t 
ending 12. isn’t correcting 13. aren’t complaining 14. isn’t boring 15. isn’t aiming 16. aren’t 
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solving 17. isn’t working 18. am not starring 19. isn’t winking 20. aren’t freeing 21. isn’t 
surrendering 22. aren’t wrapping 23. isn’t swallowing 24. isn’t sharpening 25. isn’t typing
26. aren’t inviting
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The Present Progressive (Continuous) Tense: Question Form
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1. Are they talking about the newborn baby? 2. Is he hunting with a bow and arrow? 3. Is the saleslady 
offering you a good deal? 4. Is it walking backward or forward? 5. Are the employees adding their 
expenses for the business trip? 6. Is Mrs. Smith living in the suburbs? 7. Is Mr. Jones working in a gas 
station? 8. Is he slicing the pineapple? 9. Am I rocking the boat? 10. Is she sweating a lot? 11. Is my 
lip bleeding? 12. Are you bringing your compass when we go in the woods? 13. Are Bob and Tina on the 
beach enjoying the sunrise? 14. Am I eating your muffin? 15. Is Rosa making a cake for the surprise 
birthday party?
32-2 
1. Is Tom spying on us? 2. Is he pushing the kids in the wheelbarrow? 3. Is the patient suffering a 
lot? 4. Is she cutting the crusty bread on the breadboard? 5. Is Jimmy throwing up in the bathroom?
6. Am I failing my science class? 7. Is Roger playing the bagpipes? 8. Are the children bursting the 
balloons? 9. Is the little boy showing me something? 10. Is the snail crawling on the tree? 11. Is Shane 
drawing a maple leaf? 12. Are the seals playing in the waves? 13. Are they swimming in the pool with 
their water wings? 14. Is Chris grating the cheese with the grater? 15. Are they kidding? 16. Is he 
shuffling the cards? 17. Is Grace sobbing in her bedroom? 18. Is the dog wagging its tail?