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Present Progressive

The document explains the present continuous tense, which is formed using the verb 'be' and the -ing form of a verb, and outlines its various uses such as describing current activities, future plans, and temporary situations. It also provides rules for forming the -ing form of verbs, including dropping silent 'e', changing 'ie' to 'y', and doubling consonants in certain cases. Additionally, it notes that stative verbs are typically not used in the continuous form.

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Present Progressive

The document explains the present continuous tense, which is formed using the verb 'be' and the -ing form of a verb, and outlines its various uses such as describing current activities, future plans, and temporary situations. It also provides rules for forming the -ing form of verbs, including dropping silent 'e', changing 'ie' to 'y', and doubling consonants in certain cases. Additionally, it notes that stative verbs are typically not used in the continuous form.

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Present

Continuous or progressive ?
The presente continuous is
made from the present tense of
the verb be and the –ing form
of the verb.
* I am working

* She is playing

* We are studying
When do we use ?
Activities at the moment of speaking:

m just leaving work. I’ll be home in an hour.


lease be quiet. The children are sleeping.
Hurry up! We are all waiting for you!
* Activities that are happening, although not
at the moment of speaking :

'm reading a very interesting book.

Is your father working at GM?

y sister is studying at Cambridge University.


Future plans or arrangements:

Mary is going to a new school next term.

∙ What are you doing next week?


Tonight, I’m having dinner with my mother.
* Something which is
happening before and after a specific time:

At eight o’clock we are usually having breakfast.

When I get home the children are doing their homework.


Something which we think is temporary:

Michael is at university. He’s studying history.

m working in London for the next two weeks.


* Something which is new and contrasts with
a previous state:
ese days most people are using email instead of writing letter

What sort of clothes are teenagers wearing nowadays?

What sort of music are they listening to?


* Something which is changing, growing or
developing:

The children are growing up quickly.

The climate is changing rapidly.

Your English is improving.


* Something which happens again and again:

It’s always raining in London.


Note that we normally use always with this use.
They are always arguing.

George is great. He’s always laughing.


Word Formation
hen the verb ends with a silent -e, drop the e and add -ing:

Ride Take Make Dance

Riding Taking Making Dancing


Word Formation
or verbs that end in -ie, change the ie to y before adding -ing

Die Lie

Dying Lying
Word Formation
* For short, one-syllable verbs, that end with consonant +
vowel + consonant (CVC), we must double the
last consonant and then add -ing:
Swim Run

Swimming Running
Word Formation
* 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.
Comit Permit Whisper Open

Comitting Permitting Whispering Opening

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

Snow Fix Study

Snowing Fixing Studying


Stative verbs
We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs.
Stative verbs include:

Believe Dislike Know Like

Love Hate Prefer Realise

Recognise Remember Suppose Think (believe)

Understand Want Wish

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