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Present continuous tense can be used for actions that are still happening at the time of speaking.
Examples of this use include:

 Marc is making pizza now.
 They are eating lunch right now.
 Frances is talking on the phone at the moment.

Present continuous tense can be used in questions as well. Here are some more examples of this
use:

 Is she laughing?
 Are they listening to the teacher?
 Is the baby drinking his bottle?
 Are you going?

Past Continuous Forms

The past continuous is formed using was/were + present participle. Questions are indicated by
inverting the subject and was/were. Negatives are made with not.

 Statement: You were studying when she called.
 Question: Were you studying when she called?
 Negative: You were not studying when she called.