Meaning

It tells us that the action is happening when we speak. It can be used for near future meaning as well.

For example:

Peter is doing his homework in his room right now.

My friends are playing football in the garden at the moment.

Form:

To form present continuous tense we use ‘to be‘ + the base of the verb +ing.

Positive: She is making a cake now.

Negative: We aren’t coming the the party.

Question: Are you washing the dishes in the kitchen now?

Subject	Auxiliary Verb (to be)	Base Verb+ing
I	am	playing
You	are	playing
He	is	playing
She	is	playing
We	are	playing
You (plural)	are	playing
They	are	playing

Time Expressions

• now
• right now
• at present
• tonight
• today
• at the moment