PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WHAT IS THE RULE

100

All verbs end in...

1. -ed

2. -ing

3. -ly

2. -ing

200

For verbs ending in “e”

1. Double the final consonant and add -ing

2. Add -ing

3. Delete the “e” and add –ing

3. Delete the “e” and add –ing

300

For one syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant

1. Double the final consonant and add -ing 

2. Double the final consonant and add -ing. Exception: Don’t double (w, x, or y)

3. Change the “ie” to “Y” and add -ing

2. Double the final consonant and add -ing. Exception: Don’t double (w, x, or y)

400

For verbs ending in “ie”

1. Change the “ie” to “Y” and add -ing

2. Drop the “e” and add –ing

3. Add -ing

1. Change the “ie” to “Y” and add -ing

500

For verbs with more than one syllable and the stress is on the last syllable

1. Add -ing

2. Do not change verb

3. Double the final consonant if the verbs end in consonant-vowel-consonant, then add –ing

3. Double the final consonant if the verbs end in consonant-vowel-consonant, then add –ing

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE

100

I __________ at my desk.  -verb (work)

1. Worked

2. is working

3. am working

3. am working

200

Jose and Carlos __________ soccer in the park.  -verb (play)

1. play

2. is playing

3. are playing

3. are playing

300

People _________ about the job.  -(ask)

1. is askking

2. are askking

3. are asking

3. are asking

400

We __________ a letter to him.  -(write)

1. are writting

2. are writing

3. are writeing

2. are writing

500

Children _________ in the park.  verb -(run)

1. are running

2. is running

3. are runing

1. are running

CHANGE THE VERB'S FORM

100

Watch

1. Watchinng

2. Watching

2. Watching

200

Sleep

1. Sleepping

2. Sleeping

2. Sleeping

300

Love

1. Loveing

2. Loving

3. Lovving

2. Loving

400

Buy

1. Buying

2. Buing

1. Buying

500

Lie

1. Lying

2. Liying

3. Lieying

1. Lying

COMPLETE THE NEGATIVE SENTENCE

100

He __________ his mother today.  verb (call)

1. is calling

2.is not calling

3. are calling

2.is not calling

200

She _________ in the balcony.  verb (stand)

1. is standing

2. is not standing

3. is not standding

2. is not standing

300

Carla _________ the money until tomorrow.  verb (deposit)

1. are not depositing

2. is not depositing

3. is not depositting

2. is not depositing

400

Juan and Nancy _________ the vegetables today.  verb (chop)

1. am not choping

2. is not chopping

3. are not chopping

3. are not chopping

500

The mechanic _________ the car in time.  verb (fix)

1.is not fixxing.

2. is not fixinng

3.is not fixing

3.is not fixing