Grammar summary
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Use am/is/are + verb-ing for something happening now or around now.
Spelling: play → playing; make → making; run → running.
01 Am / is / are + -ing
Write the correct helping verb.
Example: She is running. · They are running.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
02 Spelling detective
Write the correct -ing form.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
03 Whole affirmative forms
Complete with the correct form of be + -ing.
Example: They are playing now.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
Grammar summary
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Keep the -ing ending in questions: Is he running? Not: Is he run?
Time clues: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week.
04 Whole negative forms
Use the words in brackets.
Example: She isn't reading. Not: she doesn't reading.
Hint: Put not after am/is/are: I am not, she is not/isn't, they are not/aren't. Keep the -ing verb.
Hint: Put not after am/is/are: I am not, she is not/isn't, they are not/aren't. Keep the -ing verb.
Hint: Put not after am/is/are: I am not, she is not/isn't, they are not/aren't. Keep the -ing verb.
Hint: Put not after am/is/are: I am not, she is not/isn't, they are not/aren't. Keep the -ing verb.
Hint: Put not after am/is/are: I am not, she is not/isn't, they are not/aren't. Keep the -ing verb.
05 Question word order
Write Am, Is or Are.
Hint: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
Hint: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
Hint: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
Hint: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
06 Ask and answer
Write the missing helper or -ing verb.
Example: What are you doing?
Hint: Place the question word first: What + am/is/are + subject + verb-ing?
Hint: Place the question word first: What + am/is/are + subject + verb-ing?
Hint: Short answers repeat am/is/are, without the -ing verb: Yes, she is. No, they aren't.
Hint: Short answers repeat am/is/are, without the -ing verb: Yes, she is. No, they aren't.
Hint: Usually add -ing. Drop a final silent -e (make → making); double the final consonant in run → running and swim → swimming. Keep the e in see → seeing.
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