Present Continuous

 

 

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Rules that we have to be careful with: 

silent 'e'

When the verb ends with a silent e, drop the e and add -ing:

make becomes making    

take becomes taking

one-syllable verbs

For short, one-syllable verbs, that end with consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC), 

we must double the last consonant and then add -ing:

Sit  Sitting 

swim becomes swimming

run becomes running

w, x and y

For words that end w, x and y, do not double the last consonant; just add -ing:

enjoy becomes enjoying 

study becomes studying

two-syllable words

When words have two or more syllables ending in CVC, 

you must double the last consonant if the last syllable is stressed.

 When the last syllable is not stressed, just add -ing.

The last syllable is stressed:

commit becomes committing

The last syllable is not stressed:       

whisper becomes whispering

-ie verbs

For verbs that end in -ie, change the ie to y before adding -ing:

die becomes dying           

Lie  -   lying

Present	Present Continuous
Get Look Chop          Point  Fly  Hold Blow Cook  Draw Sign Brush Fix Boil Sweep Bowl Put Dive	Getting Looking Chopping Pointing Flying Holding Blowing Cooking Drawing Signing Brushing Fixing Boiling Sweeping Bowling Putting diving

Examples: 

What are you doing?

You are learning English now.      

You are not playing.                     

Are you driving?

Why are you crying?    

I am sitting. 

I am not talking.  

Is he having a good time? 

They are reading a comic book.

They are not watching Netflix.

Activity: Using 10 verbs write an affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences

Verb	Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
try	He is trying	I am not trying	Are you trying?
have	She  is having	They are not having	Are we having?
watch	It is watching	I am not watching	Are you watching?
do	He is doing	They are not doing	Are we doing?
go	She  is going	I am not going	Are you going?
sing	It is singing	They are not singing	Are we singing?
play	He is playing	I am not playing	Are  you playing
eat	She is eating	They are not eating	Is she eating?
write	It is writing	I am not  writing	Are you writing?
live	He is living	They are not living	Are we living?