Lesson 14b - Present Continuous Tense - Negative Baøi hoïc 14b – Th́ heän taïi tieáp dieăn – Theå phuû ṇ̃nh.

Vocabulary Ngöơ vöïng

Description Moâ taû

Present continuous negative form is made by placing "not" after the forms of the helping verb "be." Theå phuû ṇ̃nh cuûa th́ hieän tieáp dieăn ñöôïc thaønh laäp baèng caùch ñaët “not” sau h́nh thöùc cuûa ñoäng töø “be”.

Note the contracted forms. For more information on contractions (wasn't) please refer to Lesson 1b. Chuù yù h́nh thöùc caùc tónh löôïc. Xem theâm chi tieát veà tónh löôïc (wasn’t) ôû Baøi hoïc 1b.

Khi theâm “ing” vaøo caùc ñoäng töø taän cuøng baèng “e”, haơy boû chöơ “e” ñi vaø theâm “ing” vaøo. Chuù yù: Coù nhöơng luaät taïo vaàn khaùc nhau trong vieäc theâm “ing” vaøo caùc ñoäng töø. Nhöơng luaät naøy khoâng ñöôïc giaûng daïy trong chöông tŕnh naøy.

NegativeTheå phuû ṇ̃nh


I am not moving. Toâi khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

I'm not moving.


You are not moving.You are not moving. =Anh (cḥ) khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

You're not moving.

You aren't moving.


He is not moving.Anh aáy khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

He's not moving.

He isn't moving.


She is not moving.Cḥ aáy khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

She's not moving.

She isn't moving.


It is not moving.Noù khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

It's not moving.

It isn't moving.


We are not moving.Chuùng toâi khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

We're not moving.

We aren't moving.


You are not moving.Caùc anh (cḥ) khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

You're not moving.

You aren't moving.


They are not moving.Chuùng noù khoâng ñang di chuyeån.

They're not moving.

They aren't moving.

Examples: Thí duï

I am not watching television. Toâi khoâng ñang xem truyeàn h́nh.

The children are not smiling. Caùc em khoâng ñang mæm cöôøi.

The baby is not crying. Em beù khoâng ñang khoùc.

They are not holding the kitten. Chuùng noù khoâng ñang oâm con meøo con.

We are not working now. Chuùng toâi khoâng ñang laøm vieäc.