The Present Continuous Tense

Negatives

We often contract the negatives (-) are not and is not into aren't and isn't.

We can also contract the negatives are not and is not into 're not and 's not:

BE (-)	Contraction (-)
am not	'm not
are not	aren't / 're not
is not	isn't / 's not

Tip!
* We cannot contract the negative am not into amn't. ✘
* We can contract the negative am not into 'm not. ✔

Subject + Contraction (-)	Action/Gerund
I'm not	cooking.
You aren't	talking.
He isn't	reading.
She isn't	sleeping.
It isn't	working.
We aren't	listening.
They aren't	coming.

Subject + Contraction (-)	Action/Gerund
I'm not	cooking.
You're not	talking.
He's not	reading.
She's not	sleeping.
It's not	working.
We're not	listening.
They're not	coming.

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