Remember It
The verb to be
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Vowels and Consonants
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Learn It
Present continuous form = am/is/are + verb + ing. We use it to show that something is happening NOW.
You can use the short forms.
| Am/Is/Are doing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "What am I doing?" |  |
"I'm standing. | |
| "What is he doing?" |  |
"He's sitting. | |
| "What is she doing?" |  |
"She's walking. | |
| "What is it doing?" |  |
"It's running. | |
| "What are they doing?" |  |
"They're playing." | |
| "What are we doing?" |  |
"We're surfing the Internet. | |
More with Picture It
Try to guess what Mr Bean is doing (requires Macromedia Shockwave Player.)
Click on Mr Bean
Spelling Tip:
| Words ending in two consonants - add ing | To walk | walk + ing | walking | |
| Words ending in two vowels + consonant. | To sleep | sleep + ing | sleeping | |
| Words ending in vowel + g | To jog | jog + ging | jogging | |
| Words ending in vowel + m | To swim | swim + ming | swimming | |
| Words ending in vowel + n | To run | run + ning | running | |
| Words ending in vowel + p | To shop | shop + ping | shopping | |
| Words ending in vowel + t | To put | put + ting | putting | |
| Words ending in ie | To die | d + ying | dying | |
| Words ending in e | To phone | phon + ing | phoning | |
Pronunciation - Short forms
Click on each word to hear the sound (requires Real Player Basic .)
Test It
Check the spelling tip and then test yourself by typing the correct form of the verb Test It.
Practise It
On the Forum - tell me what you're doing.
For homework read and do the exercises in Essential Grammar in Use (Unit 3 - Pages 14 and 15 - All the exercises - answers on page 265.)
