Present Participle Forms and Usage

The video tutorial introduces the present participle tense, explaining its formation by adding 'ing' to verbs and the necessity of using auxiliary verbs like 'is', 'are', and 'am'. It distinguishes between present participles and gerunds, providing examples and practice exercises. The tutorial concludes with a homework assignment to reinforce learning.

What is the main focus of this lesson?

• Past participle tense

• Present participle tense

• Future tense

• Conditional tense

How do you form the present participle of a regular verb?

• Add 'ed' to the verb

• Add 'ing' to the verb

• Add 's' to the verb

• Add 'en' to the verb

Which auxiliary verb is commonly used with present participles?

• Have

• Do

• Be

• Will

What is the present participle form of 'wash'?

• Washed

• Washer

• Washing

• Washes

In the sentence 'Michael is washing his car', what is 'washing'?

• A noun

• A present participle

• A past participle

• A gerund

What differentiates a gerund from a present participle?

• Gerunds act as verbs

• Gerunds act as nouns

• Gerunds act as adjectives

• Gerunds act as adverbs

Which of the following is a present participle?

• Cook

• Marketing

• Cooking

• Cooked

What is the present participle form of 'have'?

• Have

• Haves

• Having

• Haved

Convert 'play' to its present participle form.

• Played

• Playing

• Player

• Plays

What is the present participle form of 'sing'?

• Sang

• Sung

• Singing

• Sings