Present simple continuous tense rules and application
Sentence: I eat food.
In the above sentence I is the subject, eat is the verb and food is the object.
1st form of verb: eat, 2nd form of verb: ate, 3rd form of verb: eaten
Gerund is the ing form.
Positive sentence
(I) as a subject
Subject+ am+ 1st form of verb +ing+ object
I am eating food. |
(He, She, It) as a subject
Subject +is+ 1st form of verb+ ing + object
He is eating food. |
She is eating food. |
It is eating food. |
(They, We, You) as a subject
Subject+ are+ 1st form of verb +ing+ object
They are eating food. |
We are eating food. |
You are eating food. |
Negative sentence
(I) as a subject
Subject+am+not+1st form of verb+ ing+ object
I am not eating food. |
(He, She It) as a subject
Subject+is+not+1st form of verb+ ing+ object
He is not eating food. |
She is not eating food. |
It is not eating food. |
(They, We, You) as a subject
Subject+ are+ not+1st form of verb +ing+ object
They are not eating food. |
We are not eating food. |
You are not eating food. |
Interrogative sentence
(I) as a subject
Am + subject+ 1st form of verb+ ing + object?
Am I eating food? |
(He, She, It) as a subject
Is+ subject +1st form of verb+ ing + object?
Is he eating food? |
Is she eating food? |
Is it eating food? |
(They, We, You) as a subject
Are+ subject+ 1st form verb+ ing + object?
Are they eating food? |
Are we eating food? |
Are you eating food? |