Present continuous

Positive form Im (= I am) he/she/its (= he/she/it is) you/we/theyre (= you/we/they Negative form are) Im not (= I am not) he/she/it isnt (= he/she/it is not) you/we/they arent (= Question form you/we/they are not) Am I Is he/she/it Short answers Are you/we/they Yes, I am. Yes, he/she/it is. Yes, you/we/they are. going? No, Im not. No, he/she/it isnt. No, you/we/they arent. studying. eating.

We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now. Im watching a film at the moment. We can also use the present continuous to talk about actions happening around the moment. Hes visiting his aunt this week.

The spelling rules for the ing form are Verb Most verbs Pearson r: Katie Jones. Rule add -ing Hes playing football. Page 1 of 2 PHOTOCOPIABLE

Present continuous
Verbs ending with -e Verbs ending with consonant + vowel + consonant Ends in -ie Verbs with two syllables + one consonant, stress on the last syllable Has two syllables and ends in -l double the -l take away the -e double the final consonant change -ie to -y double the final consonant Theyre dancing. Shes cutting the cake. Hes stopping Shes lying. Hes dying. The beginning of the film is great! Theyre travelling in Germany. Shes shovelling coal.

Note: We do not usually use certain verbs in the continuous form. For example: a describing mental states. believe know understand

b verbs connected with likes or dislikes like love want

c verbs connected with possession. have own possess

Pearson r: Katie Jones.

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