Exercise: Fill in the blanks with is or are.

1. Some women _______ collecting rubbish.

2. A man ______ dumping garbage into the drain.
3. A boy ______ digging a hole.
4. Several boys _______ cleaning the blackboard.
5. Some pupils ________ sweeping the floor.
6. Three children ________ wiping the windows.
7. A woman _______ asking her worker to clean the stall.
8. A man _______ buying some fish at the stall.
9. A fishmonger _______ selling some fish at the stall.
10. A gardener ________ trimming the hedge.
11. A few women ________ watering the plants.
12. Puan Farah ________ cooking chicken curry.
13. Siti and Halimah ________ washing the dishes.
14. Dina _______ cutting some vegetables.
15. Some waiters _______ washing their hands.
16. Three policemen ________ inspecting the vehicles.
17. A teacher ________ pointing to the whiteboard.
18. Many children _______ playing in the park.
19. Several doctors ________ treating the patients.
20. Puan Salwa and her maid _______ mopping the kitchen floor.
Verb + ing
We add the suffix -ing to root verbs when we want to write
sentences using Continuous Tense. When the verbs with the suffix -
ing is put after the be verbs (is or are), it will become Present
Continuous Tense.
When do we use Present Continuous Tense? We use Present
Continuous Tense when we want to write about something that is
happening now, at this moment.
It is best to use Present Continuous Tense when writing sentences
for Section A of UPSR Paper 2.
For most verbs, we can directly add the suffix -ing at the end.

Examples: play playing, read reading, sleep sleeping

For verbs that end with the letter e, we have to omit the letter e

first before adding the suffix -ing.

Examples: write writing, arrange arranging, bake baking

Sometimes, we have to double the final letters of some verbs before

we can add the suffix -ing at the end.

Examples: run running, swim swimming, put putting

The best way to identify which rule to apply when adding the suffix

-ing at the end of verbs is by reading a lot of English books, and by

doing a lot of grammar practices.

Exercise: Add the suffix -ing at the end of the verbs. Find the

meaning of each verb in the dictionary. Write it down in your

vocabulary book.
Lets start writing!
Practice 1: Look at the pictures on page 22 26. Find the
articles/numbers, subject, verb and Wh for each picture. Then,
write your sentences.
Practice 2: Look at the pictures below. Write as many sentences as
you can by using Formula S-V-W.