Present progressive forms



                   Correct Forms                                  Common Errors                   
     Bob:   I am enjoying  the show. How about         I enjoying  the show. How about you?       
                       you?                            I am enjoy  the show. How about you?       
     Linda: Me too. I am having a lot of fun.                                                     
     To make positive statements, use the auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are ) in the following
                                               order:
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
               Subject        +        auxiliary        +        basic verb form+ing    
                                                 
                          If verb ends in "e", drop the "e": have > having
        Shhh! You're making too much noise.            Shhh!  Your  making too much noise.        
                       Your is a possessive adjective:     Is this your book?
     Look at the kids! They're having a lot of    Look at the kids!  Their  having a lot of fun.  
                       fun.                       Look at the kids!  There  having a lot of fun.  
        Their is a possessive adjective:                My parents are coming in their car.
        There means "in that place"                       I wonder what they're doing there.
      I'm bored. I am not enjoying this show.         I'm bored. I  not  enjoying this show.      
                                                     I'm bored. I  don't  enjoying this show.     
                       To make negative statements, use the following order:
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
               Subject       +       auxiliary       +      not      +      verb+ing    
   Paula's sick. She isn't coming to work today. Paula's sick. She  isnt  coming to work today..  
                                                 Paula's sick. She  is'nt  coming to work today.  
                 To form contractions replace the dropped vowel with an apostrophe.
                                                 
     o It's not raining today. (drop the "i.")   
     o It isn't raining today. (drop the "o.")   
      Where are you going for your vacation?         Where  you are going  for your vacation?     
                                                     Where  do you going  for your vacation?      
                      To ask most types of questions, use the following order:
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                             auxiliary + subject + basic verb form+ing