Таблиці: теперішній тривалий час (The Present Continuous Progressive)

am/are/is + Present Participle

Стверджувальна форма

Affirmative

Питальна форма

Interrogative

Заперечна форма

Negative

I am (I’m) working

you are (you’re) working

he is (he’s) working

she is (she’s) working

it is (it’s) working

we are (we’re) working

they are (they’re) working

Am I working?

Are you working?

Is he working?

Is she working?

Is it working?

Are we working?

Are they working?

I am not (I’m not) working

you are not (you’re not) working

he is not (he’s not) working

she is not (she’s not) working

it is not (it’s not) working

we are not (we’re not) working

they are not (they’re not) working

Випадки вживання

Дія, яка відбувається в момент
мовлення

He’s
talking to his girlfriend on the phone.

Someone’s
knocking at the door.

Is
it snowing?

Дія, яка відбувається у визначений
період часу в теперішній час

She’s
writing a new book.

What’s
your son doing these days? – He’s 
studying law at Oxford

Запланована дія в найближчому
майбутньому, в основному з дієсловами arrive, leave, come, go і т.п.

They
are arriving tomorrow morning at 9.20.

I
am playing tennis this afternoon

Повторювана дія в  теперішньому, яка викликає у мовця
здивованість чи відразу

I’m
always making this spelling mistake.

She’s
constantly talking about her work.

Майбутня тривала дія в підрядних
умовах і часі

If
I am sleeping when you come please wake me up.

I’ll
see you when I am visiting my parents next time.