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Present Continuou

Leonor Adelina Gamboa

Created on August 7, 2023

Present Continuous: uses, structure and differences with Simple Present. Edited and adapted for Academic Purposes only by Leonor Adelina Gamboa, 8 August 2023.

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Transcript

Present Continuous

Simple or continuous

Structure

Uses

Spelling

Stative Verbs

Thinking&feeling

senses

others

Present Continuous: Structure

Present Continuous: Spelling Rules

References
verb-ing
am/is/are
noun
They
studying
are
One-syllable CVC

One-syllable verbs that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant and add -ing.

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-ie endings

Verbs that end in “ie”, change -ie to -y and add -ing.

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verbs end in w-x-y

Verbs that end in “w”, "x" or “y”, do not double the final consonant

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Silent -e

Verbs that end in a silent “e”, remove the -e and add -ing.

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verbs end in C-V-"L"

Verbs that end consonant-vowel-“L”, double the -L and add -ing. Note: In US, do not double the -L

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Uses

current & future actions
  • Actions happening at the moment
  • Future Plans or arrangements
  • something which is happening before and after a specific time
  • something which we think is temporary
  • something which is new and contrasts with a previous state
  • something which is changing, growing or developing
  • something which happens again and again

But....

  • Never with stative verbs

verbs end in -ic

Verbs that end in “ic”, add -k before -ing

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Long -e sound

Verbs that end with a long -e sound, add -ing.

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Two-syllable and last syllable is stressed

Two-syllable verbs that the 2nd syllable is stressed, double the final consonant and add -ing

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She
listening
noun
verb-ing
isn't
am not/isn't/ aren't
hearing?
Are
you
noun
verb-ing?
Am/ IS/ Are