If we want to say that something is not happening now, we add not
to the verb.
I’m touching.
You’re falling.
He’s listening.
She’s sitting.
It’s shining.
We’re looking.
You’re falling.
They’re working.
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I’m not touching.
You’re not falling.
He’s not listening.
She’s not sitting.
It’s not shining.
We’re not looking.
You’re not falling.
They’re not working.
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For example: I
am not talk
ing.
He is not touching it.
Remember, we can express the negative in different ways.
I am not touching.
You are not falling.
He is not listening.
She is not sitting.
It is not shining.
We are not looking.
You are not falling.
They are not working.
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I'm not touching.
You're not falling.
He's not listening.
She's not sitting.
It's not shining.
We're not looking.
You're not falling.
They're not working.
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You aren't falling.
He isn't listening.
She isn't sitting.
It isn't shining.
We aren't looking.
You aren't falling.
They aren't working.
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For example: Ed and Nikki
aren't listen
ing.
I'm not talking.
You're not paying attention.
She isn't answering.
