Present Continuous Tense – Day 4

Negative Sentences (எதிர்மறை வாக்கியங்கள்)

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 Day 1 – Day 3 Quick Recall

• Day 1: Present Continuous → இப்போது நடக்கும் செயல்
• Day 2: Helping Verbs → am / is / are
• Day 3: Positive Sentences → is / am / are + verb + ing

👉 Day 4-ல் நாம் “நடக்கவில்லை” என்று சொல்லக் கற்றுக்கொள்வோம்.

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 Negative Sentence என்றால் என்ன?

ஒரு செயல் இப்போது நடைபெறவில்லை என்று கூறும் வாக்கியம் Negative Sentence.

👉 “இல்லை / நடக்கவில்லை” என்ற அர்த்தம் வந்தால் அது Negative Sentence.

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✍️ GOLDEN STRUCTURE (Never Forget)

Subject + am / is / are + NOT + Verb + ing

👉 NOT எப்போதும் helping verbக்கு பிறகே வரும்.

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 Subject-wise Negative Sentences

✔ Subject: I

• I am not working now.
• I am not watching TV.

✔ Subject: He / She / It

• He is not studying.
• She is not cooking food.
• It is not raining.

✔ Subject: You / We / They

• You are not listening.
• We are not wasting time.
• They are not playing now.

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 Short Forms (Spoken English)

• am not → am not (no short form)
• is not → isn’t
• are not → aren’t

Example:

• She isn’t sleeping.
• They aren’t working.

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Common Competition Mistakes

• ❌ I not working now.
  ✅ I am not working now.
• ❌ He is no studying.
  ✅ He is not studying.
• ❌ They not playing.
  ✅ They are not playing.
• ❌ She doesn’t cooking food.
  ✅ She is not cooking food.

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 Important Rule (Exam Alert)

Present Continuous Negative-ல் do / does பயன்படுத்தக்கூடாது.

• ❌ She does not working.
• ✅ She is not working.

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 Smart Practice (Try Yourself)

1. I ___ ___ learning English now.
2. She ___ ___ preparing food.
3. They ___ ___ watching TV.
4. We ___ ___ wasting time.

(Hint: am / is / are + not)

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 Day 4 Power Conclusion

Negative sentence correct-ஆ வந்தால், English control உங்கள் கையில்.

Competition-ல் do / does confuse ஆகும் இடம் இது — structure நினைவில் வைத்தவன் ஜெயிப்பான்.

— Shaktimatha Learning

📘 Present Continuous Tense – Tamil Series

🔹 Concept Lessons

• Day 1 – Basic Concept
• Day 2 – Structure & Helping Verbs
• Day 3 – Positive Sentences
• Day 4 – Negative Sentences
• Day 5 – Yes / No Questions
• Day 6 – WH Questions
• Day 7 – Comparison with Other Tenses

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✍️ Sentence Correction Practice

• Corrections – Day 1
• Corrections – Day 2
• Corrections – Day 3
• Corrections – Day 4
• Corrections – Day 5
• Corrections – Day 6