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 Spelling in context
Write the correct -ing word.
Example: Swim → swimming; ride → riding.
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.
02 Repair the mistake
Replace the incorrect words with the correct phrase.
Example: She is playing, not She are playing.
Hint: Use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they. Then add a verb ending in -ing.
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: 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.
03 Temporary situations
Complete with the correct present continuous form.
Hint: Look for now, right now, at the moment, today or this week. Use Present Continuous for temporary actions and situations.
Hint: Look for now, right now, at the moment, today or this week. Use Present Continuous for temporary actions and situations.
Hint: Look for now, right now, at the moment, today or this week. Use Present Continuous for temporary actions and situations.
Hint: The Present Continuous describes what is happening now or around now: am/is/are + verb-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 Change to a question
Write the complete yes/no question.
Example: She is reading. → 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?
Hint: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
05 Build WH questions
Put the words in the correct order.
Example: What is she 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: 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: Place the question word first: What + am/is/are + subject + verb-ing?
06 One final check
Complete the correct form or short answer.
Example: Are they working? — Yes, they are.
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: For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: Are they studying? Is she reading?
Hint: Short answers repeat am/is/are, without the -ing verb: Yes, she is. No, they aren't.
Hint: The Present Continuous describes what is happening now or around now: am/is/are + verb-ing.
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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