This document discusses the present continuous tense in English and how it is used to talk about actions that are happening now or ongoing actions in the present. It provides examples of affirmative, negative and question forms of the present continuous using the verbs "to be" and "verb+ing". It also gives spelling rules for adding "-ing" to verbs and examples of verbs changed to their "-ing" form.

2. -
We use Present Continuous to talk
about :
-Actions that are happening now.
Example:
-What are you doing? We are watching
a horror film
-Actions that are happening at
present, but not necessarily at this
moment.
Example:
- I am studying English at the
University this year.
Really?...

3. Affirmative:
-Subject + Verb to be in Present + Verb-ing
+ Complement.
I = am + Verb-ing.
Example:
I am playing.
You, we and they = are + Verb-ing.
Example:
They are playing.
He, she, it = is + Verb-ing.
Example:
She is playing.
Easy?...

4. Negative:
-Subject + Verb to be in Present + “Not” +
Verb-ing + Complement.
Example:
I am not working today.
You are not working today.
She is not working today.
Question:
-Verb to be in Present + Subject +Verb-ing
+ Complement + ?
Example:
Am I reading a book?
Are they reading a book?
Is she reading a book?
Do you follow
me?...

5. VERB + ing (spelling rules)
listen + ing = listening
die (-iey) + ing = dying
write + ing = writing
hop + p + ing = hopping
travel + l + ing = travelling

6. Make –ing forms of each verb
given.
begin
rub
listen
lie
swim
study
happen
get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put

7. –ing forms
beginning
rubbing
listening
lying
swimming
studying
happening
getting
using
admitting
trying
deciding
coming
putting