Transcript Spelling Progressive Verbs

The Present Continuous
What is happening now?
The Present Continuous
• We use the present continuous when we talk
about something happening at the time of
speaking.
He is talking on the phone now.
They are walking home at the moment.
The Present Continuous
• We use the present continuous to describe situations
or actions which are in progress for a limited period.
She is studying for the English test this week.
The Present Progressive
Use Verb To Be in the present simple (am-is-are) + a verb with –ing.
I am
sleeping.
You are
driving.
He is
talking.
She is
reading.
It is
eating.
We are
They are
exercising.
danc ing.
Negative Statements
For negative statements, you can use “not.”
I am not work ing.
You are
not playing.
He is
not talking.
She is
not reading.
It is
not eating.
We are
They
are
not exercising.
not teaching.
Negative Statements
For negative statements, you can also use contractions.
I
‘m not
You
He
She
It
We
They
work ing.
aren’t
playing.
isn’t
talking.
isn’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
reading.
eating.
exercising.
teaching.
Interrogative form
To Be (am-is-are) + subject + a verb with –ing + ?
am I
sleeping ?
.
are you walking ?
is
he
is
she reading ?
is
it eating ?
talking ?
are we exercising ?
are they danc ing ?
Short Answers
Affirmative Answers Negative Answers
I am
‘m not
I
You are
You aren’t
He is
isn’t
NO, He
YES, She is
isn’t
She
It
is
It
isn’t
We are
aren’t
We
They are
They aren’t
The Present Continuous
What are they doing?
Spelling Progressive Verbs
Silent -e
• When the base form of the verb ends with a silent –e
(not pronounced), drop the –e before adding –ing.
write
writing
smile
smiling
make
making
freeze
freezing
CVC  Double
• When a one-syllable verb ends with a consonant, vowel,
consonant combination, double the last consonant.
run
C
V
running
C
sit
C
V
sitting
C
stop
C
V
stopping
C
Be Careful!
• Don’t double the consonant with other combinations.
sleep
V
sleeping
C
V
help
V
helping
C C
learn
V
C
C
learning
Be Careful!
• Don’t double the letters x, w, or y.
row
C
V
C
fix
C V
rowing
fixing
C
Change to -y
• When a verb ends in –ie, drop the –e and change
the –i to –y.
die
dying
lie
lying
tie
tying
Just Add -ing
• In all other cases, just add –ing to the simple
form of the verb.
study
studying
do
doing
see
seeing