Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Using Present Continuous

• Actions taking place here and now

• He’s playing the piano now.

  
  

• Plans for the near future

• They’re moving to Kyiv next Monday.

Positive

• ^-^ + to be(am/is/are)+Ving+...

• Example:

• We are working now.

• She is working now.

• I am working now.

Negative

• ^-^+to be(am/is/are)+not+Ving+...

• Example: I'm not working now.

• We aren't working now.

• She isn't working now.

Question

• To be (am/is/are)+^-^+Ving+...

• Example: Am I working now?

• Are we working now?

• Is she working now?

Rules for adding the ending -ing

• Silent"e"

  
  

• If the verb ends with an unpronounceable letter "e", then it drops out. If the sound [e] is pronounced, then the letter "e" remains.

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Examples:

• "E" is not pronounced

  
  

• to make → making

• to take → taking

"E" is pronounced

• to agree → agreeing

• to free → freeing

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The ending -ie changes to -y

• to die → dying

• to lie → lying

Doubling consonants

• Doubling occurs when -ing is added if the verb ends with one consonant, preceded by a stressed vowel.

  
  

• to get → getting

• to hit → hitting

• to forget → forgetting

The final letter "x" is not doubled, because this letter transmits two sounds at once [ks] or [gz]. Also, the final letter "w" is not doubled.

• mix → mixing

• snow → snowing

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The ending -ic

• If the verb ends with a combination of letters "ic", then adding -ing, the suffix -ic changes to -ick.

  
  

• panic → panicking