Verbs in -ing
clap
clapping
Peter ........(work) at his office.
Peter is working at his office.
Samuel ..... (call) his mother.
Samuel is not calling his mother.
.......................... (Peter cook) dinner?
Is Peter cooking dinner?
What is your teacher wearing now?
My teacher is wearing..... jeans, a sweater.....
cry
crying
Jane and Liam ........ (play) tennis.
They ...... (cry).
They are not crying.
Are they jogging today?
What are your classmates and you playing?
We are playing JEOPARDY
bow
bowing
Sam and I ......... (dig) in the garden.
Sam and I are digging in the garden.
They ....... (get) up now.
They are not getting up now.
................ (you skip) with they rope?
Are you skipping with the rope?
When do you use the present continuous?
We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening now.
fix
fixing
My cousin is mopping the floor.
It ......... (rain) very heavily.
It is not raining very heavily.
................. (he wave) goodbye?
Is he waving goodbye?
When do we double the last consonant in the present continuous?
With verbs of one syllable that end in consonant - vowel - consonant
tie
tying
George ......... (fix) his bike.
George is fixing his bike.
Ann ...... (enjoy) the party.
Ann is not enjoying the party.
................. (it snow) now?
Is it snowing now?
Name three spelling rules in the present continuous
Verbs ending in E, lose it and add -ing
Verbs ending in Y .- nothing happens
Verbs ending in W / X .- nothing happens
Verbs of 1 syllable (con-vow-con) double the consonant