HE ISN’T DOING LAUNDRY RIGHT NOW

The sentence “He isn’t doing laundry right now” uses the present continuous in the negative form to describe an action that is not happening at the moment. This tense is used to talk about actions in progress now, or around the current time.

Laundry is a common activity at home. Saying “He isn’t doing laundry right now” means the person is not washing clothes at this moment, even if he might do it later.

Examples:

He isn’t doing laundry right now because he’s watching a movie.
They are doing the laundry, but he isn’t.
Is he doing laundry now? No, he isn’t.

📚 GRAMMAR

🟦 Present Continuous – Negative Form

Used for actions happening now or around now, in negative form.

Structure:

Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing

✅ He is doing laundry.
❌ He isn’t doing laundry.
❓ Is he doing laundry?

Examples:

He isn’t doing laundry right now.
They aren’t cleaning the house.
I’m not watching TV.

Otras estructuras útiles:

🟩 Present Simple

He usually does laundry on Sundays.

🟨 Past Simple

He did the laundry yesterday.

🟧 Future with “going to / will”

He’s going to do the laundry after lunch.
He will help with the laundry tomorrow.

🟥 Modal Verbs

He should start the laundry soon.
You mustn’t leave clothes in the washer all day.
He can fold the clothes later.

🔵 Adverbs of frequency

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

⚫ Prepositions

right now, in the afternoon, on the weekend, before dinner

🧠 VOCABULARY (10 Words)

Laundry – Dirty clothes that need to be washed.
Washer – A machine that washes clothes.
Dryer – A machine that dries clothes.
Right now – At this exact moment.
Busy – Doing something; not free.
Relax – To rest and not do work.
Fold – To organize clothes after washing.
Basket – A container for carrying clothes.
Tidy up – To clean or organize a space.
Noise – Unwanted sound, often from machines.

💬 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

He’s not doing anything right now.
Is he going to do it later?
Let’s do the laundry together.
He always forgets laundry day.
Maybe he’s too tired to do it now.
I’ll remind him later.

📝 SENTENCES

✅ Positive

He is doing laundry at the moment.
They are washing clothes now.

❌ Negative

He isn’t doing laundry right now.
We aren’t using the washer today.

❓ Questions

Is he doing the laundry now?
What is he doing instead?

✅❓ Answers

No, he isn’t.
He’s watching TV.
Yes, he is. He’s almost finished.

🗣️ CONVERSATION

Laura: Where’s Jason?

Nina: He’s in the living room.

Laura: Is he doing laundry right now?

Nina: No, he isn’t doing laundry right now. He said he will do it later.

Laura: Again? He always waits until the last minute.

Nina: I know, but he had a long day.

Laura: That’s true. Still, we have a lot of clothes to wash.

Nina: Don’t worry. He’s going to do it before dinner.

Laura: Okay, let’s hope so!

📖 READING

Jason’s Laundry Problem

Jason lives with his two sisters. Every Saturday, the family does housework. His job is to do the laundry. Today is Saturday, but Jason isn’t doing laundry right now. He’s playing video games. His sisters are a little angry. There’s a big pile of clothes in the basket. His sister Laura asks, “Why aren’t you doing the laundry?” Jason says, “I’m going to do it after this game.” He always says that. Last weekend, he also waited until the evening. They think he should plan his time better. Still, Jason promises to finish the laundry before dinner.