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Formation of the present participle (–ing form)With most verbs we add –ing to the verb.
talk – talking go – going
With verbs ending in consonant + e, we delete the –e and add –ing.
take – taking come – coming
With one syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, we double the finalconsonant and add -ing.
run – running stop – stopping
But: we don’t double letter “x” mix – mixing
With verbs with two or more syllables ending in one vowel + one consonant, we double
the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed, and add –ing.begin – beginning BUT visit –
visiting
With verbs ending in one vowel + l, we double the –l and add –ing.travel – travelling BUT sail –
sailing
With verbs ending in –ie, we change the –ie to –ying.
lie – lying die - dying
Affirmative
Long form
Short form
I am walking
I’m walkingYou are walking
You’re walkingHe is walking
He’s walkingShe is walking
She’s walkingIt is walking
It’s walkingWe are walking
We’re walkingYou are walking
You’re walking
They are walkingThey’re walking
Negative
Long form
Short
form
I am not walking
I’m not walking
You are not walking You aren’t walkingHe is not walking
He isn’t walkingShe is not walking
She isn’t walkingIt is not walking
It isn’t walkingWe are not walking
We aren’t walkingYou are not walking
You aren’t walkingThey are not walking They
aren’t walking
Interrogative
Am I walking?
Are you walking?
Is he walking?
Is she walking?
Is it walking?
Are we walking?
Are you walking?
Are they walking?
Short answers
Positive
Negative
Yes, I am
No,
I’m not
Yes, he / she / it is
No, he / she / it isn’t
Yes, we / you / they are
No, we / you / they aren’t
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A. Write the present participle (-ing form) of the following verbs.
study ___________ watch ___________
run ___________ dance ___________
travel ___________ fly ___________
write ___________ sit ___________
begin ___________ listen ___________
cook ___________ ride ___________
jog ___________ ask ___________
lie ___________ stop ___________
We use the Present Continuous:
For actions that are happening now,at the moment of speaking.
Mary is talking on the phone.The bus is coming.
For actions that are happening
around now, but not exactly at the
moment of speaking.
She’s studying very hard thesedays.
Expressions used with the Present
Continuous:
look!
at present
listen!
these days
now
this morning…at the moment
today
Stative verbs
Some verbs that express permanent states
are not normally used in the Present
Continuous. These are called stative verbs.
Verbs of the senses:see, hear, taste, smell, feel
Verbs describing feelings:
like, dislike, love, hate, want, prefer
Verbs describing thoughts, beliefs, etc:
think, believe, know, understand,
guess, imagine, hope, remember,forget
Other verbs:
seem, appear, weigh, cost ,own, belong
to, depend on
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B. Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. It __________ (rain), so Mary and Simon __________ (not swim) in the pool taday.
2. __________ you__________ (wait) for the bus?
3. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep).
4. They are outside. They __________ (wash) the car.
5. Stop shouting! I __________ (try) to do my homework.
6. Let’s go home! We __________ (not have) a good time.
7. My mother __________ (make) a cake for my sister’s birthday.
8. Why __________ they __________ (run)?
9. Mark __________ (buy) some food at he supermarket.
10. You can switch on the TV, I __________ (not work) now.
A. What are the people doing? Look at the pictures and find the differences between
them. Then write sentences as in the example.
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Example:
In the first picture, Helen is sleeping, but in the second picture, she isn’t sleeping, she’s
reading.
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B. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers using the Present Continuous,
as in the example.
1. play / tennis
Are they playing tennis?
No, they aren’t. They’re playing football.
2.write / letters
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3.swim / in the sea
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4.eat / the food
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5.make / a cake
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_________________________________________
6. dance / rock and roll
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7. feed / the cat
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C. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous.
Co-pilot: Good morning, Kelly.
Kelly: Good morning, Sir.
Co-pilot: What are you doing (do)?
Kelly: I __________ (make) coffee for the
passengers at the moment.
Co-pilot: Where's Howard? __________ he
__________ (rest)?
Kelly: No, he __________ (not rest). It's half
past six and he __________ (serve)
breakfast.
Co-pilot: What __________ the passengers
__________ (do)?
Kelly: Some passengers __________ (sleep), some __________ (read) newspapers,
some __________ (watch) a film on the video and some passengers
__________ (listen) to music on the headphones. __________ we
__________ (land) now, Sir?
Co-pilot: No, we __________ (not land) now. We've got one more hour.
Kelly: Is the pilot OK?