Grammar Verb Conjugation Present Continuous/Progressive - Negative (click on the verb to download/listen)   The Present Continuous Negative is very simple: you just have to add "not" after the verb "To Be".   Examples   Singular: I am not speaking German You are not doing your difficult homework He is not talking to his best friend She is not watching the beautiful sky It is not starting to rain   Plural: We are not watching TV You are not missing your old computers They are not opening the large door   Observe and analyze the conjugations below. Listen and repeat Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l Verb: To See Verb: To Need Verb: To Speak Verb: To Want Verb: To Call Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not seeing I am not needing I am not speaking I am not wanting I am not calling You are not seeing You are not needing You are not speaking You are not wanting You are not calling He  is not seeing He is not needing He is not speaking He is not wanting He is not calling She is not seeing She is not needing She is not speaking She is not wanting She is not calling It is not seeing It is not needing It is not speaking It is not wanting It is not calling Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not seeing We are not needing We are not speaking We are not wanting We are not calling You are not seeing You are not needing You are not speaking You are not wanting You are not calling They are not seeing They are not needing They are not speaking They are not wanting They are not calling Verbs ending in -w, -n, -m, -r, -gh Verb: To Know Verb: To Open Verb: To Dream Verb: To Answer Verb: To Laugh Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not knowing I am not opening I am not dreaming I am not answering I am not laughing You are not knowing You are not opening You are not dreaming You are not answering You are not laughing He is not knowing He is not opening He is not dreaming He is not answering He is not laughing She is not knowing She is not opening She is not dreaming She is not answering She is not laughing It is not knowing It is not opening It is not dreaming It is not answering It is not laughing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not knowing We are not opening We are not dreaming We are not answering We are not laughing You are not knowing You are not opening You are not dreaming You are not answering You are not laughing They are not knowing They are not opening They are not dreaming They are not answering They are not laughing Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...) Verb: To Study Verb: To Cry Verb: To Bury Verb: To Fly Verb: To Deny Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not studying I am not crying I am not burying I am not flying I am not denying You are not studying You are not crying You are not burying You are not flying You are not denying He is not studying He is not crying He is not burying He is not flying He is not denying She is not studying She is not crying She is not burying She is not flying She is not denying It is not studying It is not crying It is not burying It is not flying It is not denying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not studying We are not crying We are not burying We are not flying We are not denying You are not studying You are not crying You are not burying You are not flying You are not denying They are not studying They are not crying They are not burying They are not flying They are not denying Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u) Verb: To Play Verb: To Buy Verb: To Enjoy Verb: To Betray Verb: To Destroy Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not playing I am not buying I am not enjoying I am not betraying I am not destroying You are not playing You are not buying You are not enjoying You are not betraying You are not destroying He is not playing He is not buying He is not enjoying He is not betraying He is not destroying She is not playing She is not buying She is not enjoying She is not betraying She is not destroying It is not playing It is not buying It is not enjoying It is not betraying It is not destroying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not playing We are not buying We are not enjoying We are not betraying We are not destroying You are not playing You are not buying You are not enjoying You are not betraying You are not destroying They are not playing They are not buying They are not enjoying They are not betraying They are not destroying Verbs ending in "-ch" Verb: To Teach Verb: To Watch Verb: To Attach Verb: To Catch Verb: To March Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not teaching I am not watching I am not attaching I am not catching I am not marching You are not teaching You are not watching You are not attaching You are not catching You are not marching He is not teaching He is not watching He is not attaching He is not catching He is not marching She is not teaching She is not watching She is not attaching She is not catching She is not marching It is not teaching It is not watching It is not attaching It is not catching It is not marching Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not teaching We are not watching We are not attaching We are not catching We are not marching You are not teaching You are not watching You are not attaching You are not catching You are not marching They are not teaching They are not watching They are not attaching They are not catching They are not marching Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not passing I am not discussing I am not dismissing I am not missing You are not passing You are not discussing You are not dismissing You are not missing He is not passing He is not discussing He is not dismissing He is not missing She is not passing She is not discussing She is not dismissing She is not missing It is not passing It is not discussing It is not dismissing It is not missing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not passing We are not discussing We are not dismissing We are not missing You are not passing You are not discussing You are not dismissing You are not missing They are not passing They are not discussing They are not dismissing They are not missing Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Express Verb: To Guess Verb: To Kiss Verb: To Press Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not expressing I am not guessing I am not kissing I am not pressing You are not expressing You are not guessing You are not kissing You are not pressing He is not expressing He is not guessing He is not kissing He is not pressing She is not expressing She is not guessing She is not kissing She is not pressing It is not expressing It is not guessing It is not kissing It is not pressing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not expressing We are not guessing We are not kissing We are not pressing You are not expressing You are not guessing You are not kissing You are not pressing They are not expressing They are not guessing They are not kissing They are not pressing Verbs ending in "-sh" Verb: To Clash Verb: To Crush Verb: To Establish Verb: To Finish Verb: To Smash Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not clashing I am not crushing I am not establishing I am not finishing I am not smashing You are not clashing You are not crushing You are not establishing You are not finishing You are not smashing He is not clashing He is not crushing He is not establishing He is not finishing He is not smashing She is not clashing She is not crushing She is not establishing She is not finishing She is not smashing It is not clashing It is not crushing It is not establishing It is not finishing It is not smashing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not clashing We are not crushing We are not establishing We are not finishing We are not smashing You are not clashing You are not crushing You are not establishing You are not finishing You are not smashing They are not clashing They are not crushing They are not establishing They are not finishing They are not smashing Verbs ending in "-x" Verb: To Fix Singular I am not fixing You are not fixing He is not fixing She is not fixing It is not fixing Plural We are not fixing You are not fixing They are not fixing Some irregular verbs: notice that it makes no difference in Present Continuous whether the verb is regular or not. It is all the same conjugation rule. Verb: To Be Verb: To Have Verb: To Go Verb: To Do Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not being I am not having I am not going I am not doing You are not being You are not having You are not going You are not doing He is not being He is not having He is not going He is not doing She is not being She is not having She is not going She is not doing It is not being It is not having It is not going It is not doing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not being We are not having We are not going We are not doing You are not being You are not having You are not going You are not doing They are not being They are not having They are not going They are not doing   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved