Present continuous form

Present continuous form=am/is/are + verb + ing (something is
happening NOW)

You can use the short forms.

Present Continuous

 

Am/Is/Are doing
"What am I doing?"   "I'm standing.
"What is he doing?" To sit   "He's sitting.
"What is she doing?" To walk   "She's walking.
"What is it doing?" To run   "It's running.
"What are they doing?" To play   "They're playing."
"What are we doing?" To surf   "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

A person


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 .)

I am I'm I am not I'm not
  He is He's He is not He's not He isn't  
  She is She's She is not She's not She isn't  
  It is It's It is not It's not It isn't  
  You are You're You are not You are'nt You're not  
  We are We're We are
not
We aren't We're not  
  They
are
They're They are not They are'nt They're not

 


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