Present Continuous

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Changing Verb Tense
by Adding ‘-ing’

3. WHAT IS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE?
• The present continuous tense tells us what is
happening right now.
• Present continuous tense end in “-ing”
• For example:
going
sailing
talking

4. R E M E M B E R

5. VERBS THAT END IN ‘E’
• If the verb ends in ‘e’, take it away before adding
‘-ing’
• Here are some examples:
rake raking
take taking

6. CHANGING ‘IE’ TO ‘Y’
• If the verb ends with an ‘ie’, change it to ‘y’ before
adding ‘-ing’.
• Here are some examples:
tie tying
lie lying

7. DOUBLING THE CONSONANT
• If a verb ends with a vowel and a consonant, and the last
syllable is stressed, double the consonant before adding
‘-ing’.
• Here are some examples (the stress is underlined):
prefer preferring
admit admitting
target targeting

8. FOR
PRACTICE:
WRITE THE
VERBS IN
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE.
• I ____________ (sing) in the music class.
• They _____________ (eat) in the canteen.
• He ___________ (speak) in front of a large group.
• Ana ____________ (teach) us the English verbs.
• We ___________ (take) a group picture with a camera.
• You ___________ (write) a poem.