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English Grammar and Exercises / Verbs tenses / Present Continuous

Present Continuous / Progressive - Form

How to use the Present Continuous / Progressive
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THE FORMS OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE
Affirmative: (am/is/are) + [VERB + ing]
Examples:
  • I am watching TV now.
  • You are practicing English at the moment.
  • He is working at the office right now.
  • She is playing volleyball.
  • It’s raining today.
  • We are looking for a new apartment.
  • You’re studying mathematics.
  • They’re thinking about buying a house.

Negative: (am/is/are) + not + [VERB + ing]
Examples:
  • I’m not reading the newspaper right now.
  • He’s not writing a letter.
  • It’s not snowing today.
  • They are not doing their homework.

Interrogative: (am/is/are) + SUBJECT + [VERB + ing]
Examples:
  • Are you going to the hospital? Yes, I am / No I’m not.
  • Is he working today? Yes, he is / No, he isn’t.
  • Isn’t she coming to the dinner? Yes, she is / No, she is not.
  • Is the computer working? Yes, it is / No, it’s not.
  • Are they coming? Yes, they are / No, they are not.

You can add a question word (what, where, who, why, etc.) before the verb to be (am, is, or are) to ask for more information.
Examples:
  • What are you doing? I’m eating chocolate.
  • Where is Santiago going? He’s going to the supermarket.
  • Who are playing chess? Brian and Richard.
  • Why is she crying? She fell down from her bicycle.

​Spelling rules for [VERB + ing]

Here are the spelling rules:

Most verbs

Add -ing

cook – cooking

eat – eating

do – doing

speak - speaking

start - starting

Verbs ending in: “-e”

(except: -ee and –ie)

Drop the –e and add –ing

dance - dancing

hope – hoping

make – making

ride – riding

take - taking

write - writing

Verbs endings in: “-ee”

Add –ing

agree – agreeing

see - seeing

Verbs endings in: “-ie”

Change –ie to –y and add -ing

die – dying

lie - lying

One-syllable verbs endings in:  consonant + vowel + consonant

Double final consonant + -ing

 

 

jog – jogging

run – running

sit - sitting

stop - stopping

 

Do not double one-syllable verbs endings in: -w, -x or –y:

snow – snowing

mix - mixing

play – playing

Two or more syllables verbs endings in:  consonant + vowel + consonant

Double final consonant + -ing

(only if the last syllable is stressed)

 

 

admit - admitting

begin - beginning

prefer - preferring

 

travel – travelling(UK) traveling (US)

marvel – marvelling(UK) marveling (US)

 

Do not double if the last syllable is not stressed

happen – happening

offer - offering

suffer - suffering

visit – visiting

 

 

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