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To form the verb in the Present Continuous Tense you 1) Mostly the verb gets an ing in the Present Continuous Tense.
need the correct form of to be (am, is, are) and the E.g.: starting, playing, looking, skiing
ing (Gerund) form of the verb. 2) If the verb is monosyllabic, it ends with a vowel + consonant,
and the vowel is short (pronunciation) then the consonant at
I am / m reading a book. the end of the verb doubles. E.g.: run running
3) If the verb ends with l, it doubles. E.g.: travel travelling
You watching TV.
4) If the verb is multisyllabic, and 2nd point holds true of the last
We are / re going to the cinema now.
syllable then the consonant at the end of the verb doubles.
They playing basketball.
E.g.: permit, admit
He starting his plan.
5) If the verb ends with a mute e, you have to leave it out. E.g.:
She is / s standing next to me.
make making
It raining now.
Form the Gerund form of the following verbs and decide which spelling rule you used. Look at the
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example.
e.g.: go
a) bake b) watch normal double consonant mute -e
c) check d) use going
e) smile f) travel
g) answer h) live
i) plan j) get
k) wash l) leave
m) put n) walk
o) come p) ask
q) stop r) sit
Form sentences in the Present Continuous Write the correct forms (Present
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Tense with the given words. Look at the Continuous) of the verbs on the lines from
example. this list.
e.g.: you / go /home. You are going home. to arrest to make
to ask to put
1) I / lock / the door / now. to blow to stay
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to buy to study
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to fix to watch
2) Mary / open / the window.
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1) Tom _________________ Mikes bike.
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2) The family _________________ TV in the living room.
3) Fred and Ben / eat / a sandwich.
3) I _________________ with my friend this week.
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4) You _________________ some food for dinner.
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5) Mrs Hudson _________________ the beds in the
4) you / laugh / at me.
hotel.
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6) The police _________________ the thief.
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7) Abby _________________ her nose.
5) Mr Smith / wear / a blue shirt.
8) Mrs Anderson _________________ on her evening
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dress.
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9) Sally _________________ her teacher about the
6) a book / Sally / hold / at the moment.
exam.
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10) The students _________________ Maths now.
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7) pay / $20 / Ben / for the lunch.
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8) you / a zoo / draw / now. Extra spelling rule
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There are verbs ending with ie, like lie. In
9) fight / the boys / in the schoolyard.
_____________________________________________ the Gerund form the ie changes into y.
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10) little steps/ Helen / step.
Other verbs: die, outlie, tie, untie, etc.
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Multiple choice. There are three different Write sentences to the pictures with the
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verbs given for each sentence. You have to given verbs. You can name the characters in
choose the correct one, and then you have to write the pictures.
the correct form of this verb on the line. Look at
the example. to drive to push the trolley
e.g.: I ____ to Spain. (begin, fly, arrive) am flying to hit to sit on a tree
to hug to sleep
1) You _______________ slices from this cake. to kiss to tell a bedtime story
to try to do to cut to plant a tree to walk in the leaves
to ring to water the plant
2) Harry _______________ to work now.
to drive to take to jump
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