Use of Am in Affirmative Answers About Continuous Action

In the previous chapter, you learned how to form sentences using ‘am’ to describe continuous action. In this lesson, we shall learn how to form affirmative answers about continuous action using ‘am’.

Construction of an affirmative answer using ‘am’

The construction of an affirmative answer is as follows:

• Yes, + I + am + present participle of main verb + other words + full stop (.)

In brief, we can say:

• Yes, + I + am.

Examples of ‘am’ in an affirmative answer

Let’s see how to use ‘am’ in the affirmative answers about continuous action with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

1. 1. Yes, I am going home.
      (Yes, I am.)
   2. Yes, I am coming in five minutes.
      (Yes, I am.)
   3. Yes, I am studying at Mumbai University.
      (Yes, I am.)
   4. Yes, I am teaching English grammar.
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      (Yes, I am.)
   5. Yes, I am eating fruit.
      (Yes, I am.)
   6. Yes, I am brushing my teeth.
      (Yes, I am.)
   7. Yes, I am laughing at you.
      (Yes, I am.)
   8. Yes, I am crying for your help.
      (Yes, I am.)
   9. Yes, I am frying snacks.
      (Yes, I am.)
   10. Yes, I am singing a song.
       (Yes, I am.)
   11. Yes, I am telling a story.
       (Yes, I am.)
   12. Yes, I am watching an action movie.
       (Yes, I am.)
   13. Yes, I am writing a drama.
       (Yes, I am.)
   14. Yes, I am feeling well now.
       (Yes, I am.)
   15. Yes, I am reading a novel.
       (Yes, I am.)
   16. Yes, I am closing the door.
       (Yes, I am.)
   17. Yes, I am catching a ball.
       (Yes, I am.)
   18. Yes, I am playing cricket.
       (Yes, I am.)
   19. Yes, I am glorifying it.
       (Yes, I am.)
   20. Yes, I am drinking water.
       (Yes, I am.)
   21. Yes, I am cleaning the house.
       (Yes, I am.)
   22. Yes, I am pulling it.
       (Yes, I am.)
   23. Yes, I am pushing it.
       (Yes, I am.)
   24. Yes, I am opening the window.
       (Yes, I am.)
   25. Yes, I am booking a ticket.
       (Yes, I am.)
   26. Yes, I am standing in front of you.
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       (Yes, I am.)
   27. Yes, I am sitting in a chair.
       (Yes, I am.)
   28. Yes, I am enjoying the match.
       (Yes, I am.)
   29. Yes, I am cooking for my kids.
       (Yes, I am.)
   30. Yes, I am wandering out of my house.
       (Yes, I am.)

 Related Lessons-

1. Use of is: continuous action
2. Use of am: continuous action
3.               negative sentences
4. Use of am: continuous action-questions
5.               affirmative answers

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