Present Continuous
(actions happening NOW, AROUND NOW
or in a PLANNED FUTURE)
or in a PLANNED FUTURE)
AFFIRMATIVE:
Subject + BE + VERB (-ING) + complement.
I am reading a book.
She is painting the picture.
We are playing volleyball.
NEGATIVE:
Subject + BE + NOT + VERB (-ING) + complement.
I am not talking on the phone.
He is not working in the office.
They are not cleaning the house.
INTERROGATIVE:
BE + subject + VERB (-ING) + complement?
Am I walking fast?
Is it raining?
Are you listening to music?
-ING Rules
1. Add -ING to most verbs:
study - studying
eat - eating
sleep - sleeping
2. Verbs ending in -e: Drop -e and add -ING.
dance - dancing
write - writing
make - making
Exceptions:
be - being
see - seeing
agree - agreeing
3. Verbs ending in -ie: Change -ie to -y and add -ING.
lie - lying
tie - tying
die - dying
4. Double the last consonant of:
-ING Rules
1. Add -ING to most verbs:
study - studying
eat - eating
sleep - sleeping
2. Verbs ending in -e: Drop -e and add -ING.
dance - dancing
write - writing
make - making
Exceptions:
be - being
see - seeing
agree - agreeing
3. Verbs ending in -ie: Change -ie to -y and add -ING.
lie - lying
tie - tying
die - dying
4. Double the last consonant of:
- One-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant) and add -ING.
swim - swimming
run - running
shop - shopping
- Two-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the second syllable, and add -ING.
refer - referring
commit - committing
control - controlling
In case of two-syllable verbs ending in CVC
(consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the first syllable, DO NOT double the last consonant. Add -ING.
In case of two-syllable verbs ending in CVC
(consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the first syllable, DO NOT double the last consonant. Add -ING.
listen - listening
happen - happening
open - opening
visit - visiting
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