Special verbs in the Present Progressive

There are verbs which are normally not used in the Present Progressive, like:
be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish
We sometimes use these words in the Present Progressive in the following situations:
He's seeing his father tomorrow. (fixed date)
The group is seeing the sights of Paris. (see in connection with tourists)
They are having a great time in Kapstadt. (have as an activity verb)
What's the matter with you? What are you thinking? - (to be worried about sth.)
If you are not sure with these verbs, use a good dictionary.

1) have as a full verb
affirmative sentence	negative sentence	question
I am having a bath.	I am not having a bath.	Am I having a bath?
he, she, it:
He is having a bath.	He is not having a bath.	Is he having a bath?
we, you, they:
We are having a bath.	We are not having a bath.	Are we having a bath?

1) do as a full verb
affirmative sentence	negative sentence	question
I am doing an exercise.	I am not doing an exercise.	Am I doing an exercise?
he, she, it:
He is doing an exercise.	He is not doing an exercise.	Is he doing an exercise?
we, you, they:
We are doing an exercise.	We are not doing an exercise.	Are we doing an exercise?

Long forms and short forms in the Present Progressive

We often use short forms of the auxiliaries. The Present Progressive is formed with the auxiliary to be (am, are, is), so short forms are very frequent.

affirmative
long form	short form
I am reading	I'm reading
he, she, it:	he, she, it:
he is reading	he's reading
we, you, they:	we, you, they:
we are reading	we're reading

negative (not after to be)
long form	short form
I am not reading	I'm not reading
he, she, it:	he, she, it:
he is not reading	he isn't reading or he's not reading
we, you, they:	we, you, they:
we are not reading	we aren't reading or we're not reading