Nicht vergessen: Regeln sind Leitlinien – sie sind nur selten absolut.
Present Progressive — Negative
We use the present progressive negative for actions that are not happening now or not happening around now.
Form: am not / is not / are not + verb-ing
Example: She is not working now.
[Sie arbeitet gerade nicht.]
1. She ______ now. (not happening now)
is not working
a) is not working
b) does not work
[Sie arbeitet gerade nicht.]
2. They ______ TV at the moment. (not now)
are not watching
a) do not watch
b) are not watching
[Sie sehen gerade nicht fern.]
3. He ______ a book right now. (not now)
is not reading
a) is not reading
b) does not read
[Er liest gerade kein Buch.]
4. We ______ dinner now. (not happening at the moment)
are not eating
a) do not eat
b) are not eating
[Wir essen gerade nicht.]
5. I ______ to music at the moment. (not now)
am not listening
a) am not listening
b) do not listen
[Ich höre gerade keine Musik.]
6. She ______ on the phone now. (not happening now)
is not talking
a) does not talk
b) is not talking
[Sie telefoniert gerade nicht.]
7. They ______ outside now. (not now)
are not waiting
a) are not waiting
b) do not wait
[Sie warten gerade nicht draußen.]
8. He ______ the door now. (not at the moment)
is not opening
a) does not open
b) is not opening
[Er öffnet gerade nicht die Tür.]
9. We ______ English now. (not at the moment)
are not learning
a) are not learning
b) do not learn
[Wir lernen gerade nicht Englisch.]
10. She ______ coffee at the moment. (not now)
is not drinking
a) does not drink
b) is not drinking
[Sie trinkt gerade keinen Kaffee.]
11. I ______ an email now. (not happening now)
am not writing
a) am not writing
b) do not write
[Ich schreibe gerade keine E-Mail.]
12. They ______ the bus now. (not at the moment)
are not taking
a) do not take
b) are not taking
[Sie nehmen gerade nicht den Bus.]
13. He ______ fast right now. (not now)
is not running
a) is not running
b) does not run
[Er rennt gerade nicht schnell.]
14. We ______ a film now. (not at the moment)
are not watching
a) do not watch
b) are not watching
[Wir schauen gerade keinen Film.]
15. She ______ dinner now. (not happening now)
is not cooking
a) is not cooking
b) does not cook
[Sie kocht gerade nicht.]
16. I ______ home right now. (not now)
am not walking
a) do not walk
b) am not walking
[Ich gehe gerade nicht nach Hause.]
17. They ______ loudly now. (not happening now)
are not talking
a) are not talking
b) do not talk
[Sie sprechen gerade nicht laut.]
18. He ______ the computer now. (not at the moment)
is not using
a) does not use
b) is not using
[Er benutzt gerade nicht den Computer.]
19. We ______ outside now. (not now)
are not sitting
a) are not sitting
b) do not sit
[Wir sitzen gerade nicht draußen.]
20. She ______ a message now. (not at the moment)
is not sending
a) does not send
b) is not sending
[Sie sendet gerade keine Nachricht.]
21. I ______ tea now. (not happening now)
am not drinking
a) am not drinking
b) do not drink
[Ich trinke gerade keinen Tee.]
22. They ______ the room now. (not now)
are not cleaning
a) do not clean
b) are not cleaning
[Sie reinigen gerade nicht den Raum.]
23. He ______ upstairs now. (not at the moment)
is not going
a) is not going
b) does not go
[Er geht gerade nicht nach oben.]
24. We ______ together now. (not now)
are not working
a) do not work
b) are not working
[Wir arbeiten gerade nicht zusammen.]
25. She ______ the window now. (not happening now)
is not closing
a) is not closing
b) does not close
[Sie schließt gerade nicht das Fenster.]