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Pres Simp & Pres Cont

The document describes simple present and present progressive tenses in English. It provides examples of verbs in the third person singular form in simple present (adding 's') and examples of verbs in the present progressive form (using the verb 'to be' and adding 'ing'). It notes some exceptions and rules for adding 's' or 'ing' based on the structure of the verb. The summary only includes the essential information and does not copy text from the original document.

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Pres Simp & Pres Cont

The document describes simple present and present progressive tenses in English. It provides examples of verbs in the third person singular form in simple present (adding 's') and examples of verbs in the present progressive form (using the verb 'to be' and adding 'ing'). It notes some exceptions and rules for adding 's' or 'ing' based on the structure of the verb. The summary only includes the essential information and does not copy text from the original document.

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1) Andy sometimes

2) We never

comics. (to read)


TV in the morning. (to watch)

3) Listen! Sandy

in the bathroom. (to sing)

4) My sister usually

in the kitchen. (to help)

5) My mother

breakfast now. (to make)

6) They often

the bathroom. (to clean)

7) Look! The boys

home. (to come)

8) Every day his grandfather


9) I

for a walk. (to go)

with my friend at the moment. (to chat)

10) Cats

mice. (to eat)

Simple Present
infinitive
(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')

Present Progressive
form of 'be' and verb + ing

I speak
you speak
he / she / it speaks
we speak
they speak
Exceptions

I am speaking
you are speaking
he / she / it is speaking
we are speaking
they are speaking
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for
-ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing

Exceptions when adding 's' :


After o, ch, sh or s, add es.

Example: do - he does, wash - she washes

After a consonant, the final consonant y


becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel)

After a short, stressed vowel, the final


consonant is doubled.
Example: sit - sitting

Example: worry - he worries


but: play - he plays

After a vowel, the final consonant l is


doubled in British English (but not in
American English).
Example: travel - travelling (British
English)
but: traveling (American English)

Final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying

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