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UNIT 3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FORM

I am (‘m)

You /We/They are (‘re) moving

He/She/It is (‘s)

–

I am not (‘m not)

You /We/They are not (aren’t) studying

He/She/It is not (isn’t)

Am I going? – Yes, I am/No, I am not (‘m not).

Are you /we/they waiting? – Yes, they are / No, they are not (aren’t).

Is he/she/it singing? – Yes, he is/No, he is not (isn’t).

Spelling rules

 One-syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant

and add –ing: sit – sitting; get – getting; put – putting

 Verbs ending in -e, drop -e before adding –ing: like – liking; write – writing

 Verbs ending in -ie change -ie to –y: lie – lying; die – dying

 Two-syllable verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant usually double the

final consonant and add –ing: travel – travelling; admit – admitting

 All other verbs add –ing: play – playing; feel – feeling; try - trying

We use present continuous for

 actions happening at the moment of speaking, and not finished:

Sorry, I am busy at the moment. I am doing my homework.

 continuing, unfinished actions which are not actually happening t the moment

of speaking with verb like work, learn, read, study, etc.:

What are you doing in science? – We’re learning about the universe.