📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Word count: ~900 words

❌ Present Continuous Negative: Isn't/Aren't + -ing

Level: A1 | Focus: Negative sentences in Present Continuous

Grammar Tenses present continuous negative isn't

📌 Formula: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing

• I am not (I'm not) sleeping.
• You are not (aren't) listening.
• He is not (isn't) working.
• She is not (isn't) eating.
• It is not (isn't) raining.
• We are not (aren't) watching.
• They are not (aren't) playing.

📌 More Examples

• I am not working today.
• She isn't sleeping right now.
• He isn't playing video games.
• We aren't watching TV at the moment.
• They aren't listening to the teacher.
• I am not feeling well today.
• She isn't wearing her glasses.
• He isn't driving carefully.
• It isn't raining anymore.
• The children aren't making noise.
💡 Contractions:
• am not = I'm not (no contraction for am not)
• is not = isn't
• are not = aren't
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