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In the negative=add not after am/is/are (something is not happening NOW).

I'm not ......ing? He/she/it isn't .....ing? You/we/they aren't .....ing?

To stand Am I sitting? "No, I'm not sitting. I'm standing."
To sit Is he standing? "No, he's not (he isn't) standing. He's sitting."
To walk Is she running? "No, she's not (she isn't) running. She's walking."
To run Is it walking? "No, it's not (it isn't) walking. It's running. "
To play Are they working? "No, they're not (they aren't) working. They're playing. "
To surf Are we watching television? "No, we're not (we aren't) watching television. We're surfing the Net."

What to say

Answering Yes

Question Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning English?" "Yes, I'm learning English." "Yes, I am."
"Is he/she learning English?" "Yes, he/she's learning English." "Yes, he/she is."
"Are you learning English?" "Yes, you're learning English." "Yes, you are."
"Are we learning English?" "Yes, we're learning English." "Yes, we are."
"Are they learning English?" "Yes, they're learning English." "Yes, they are."

Answering No

Question Long answer Short answer
"Am I learning German?" "No, I'm not learning German." "No, I'm not."
"Is he/she learning German?" "No, he/she's not (he/she isn't) learning German." "No, he/she's not (he/she isn't)."
"Are you learning German?" "No, you're not (you aren't) learning German." "No, you're not (you aren't)."
"Are we learning German?" "No, we're not (we aren't) learning German." "No, we're not (we aren't)."
"Are they learning German?" "No, they're not (they aren't) learning German." "No, they're not (they aren't)."

For example:

You:- "Are you learning English?"

Me: - "No, I 'm not learning English."

You:- "What are you doing?"

Me: - "I 'm teaching English."

You:- "What language are you learning?"

Me: - "I 'm learning German."

Spelling Tip:

Using a dictionary

Books

Dictionaries come in many sizes and kinds. Small dictionaries are called pocket or compact, larger dictionaries are often called shorter and very large dictionaries are often called greater.

Small dictionaries are useful for finding everyday spellings and meanings. Some dictionaries have pictures to show the meanings of words. They are good for checking words that can be confused:-

horse n a four-legged animal with hooves ....
hoarse adj. of the voice, rough or croaking.