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Forms in the Present Continious
We often use short forms of the auxiliaries. The Present Progressive is formed with the auxiliary to be (am, are, is), so short forms are very frequent.
| affirmative | |
|---|---|
| long form | short form |
| I am running. | I'm running. |
| he, she, it | he, she, it |
| he is running. | he's running. |
| we, you, they | we, you, they: |
| we are running. | we're running. |
| negative (not after to be) | |
|---|---|
| long form | short form |
| I am not running. | I'm not running. |
| he, she, it: | he, she, it: |
| he is not running. | he isn't running. or he's not reading |
| we, you, they: | we, you, they: |
| we are not running. | we aren't running or we're not running. |