Simple present and Present Progressive
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Transcript of Simple present and Present Progressive
1) Actions happening at the moment of speaking
Peter is reading a book now.
2) Fixed plan in the near future She is going to Baseball on Saturday.
3) Temporary actions His father is working in Rome this month.
4) Actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)
My friend is preparing for his exams.
5) Trends More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.
6) Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
Andrew is always coming late.
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB TO BE VERB + ING COMPLEMENT
NEGATIVE
SUBJECT VERB TO BE NOT VERB + ING COMPLEMENT
QUESTION
VERB TO BE SUBJECT VERB + ING COMPLEMENT + ?
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION
I I am playing. I am not playing. Am I playing?
he, she, it He is playing. He is not playing. Is he playing?
you, we, they You are playing. You are not playing. Are you playing?
Basic rule
Just add -ing to the base verb:
work > working
play > playing
assist > assisting
see > seeing
be > being
Exception 1
If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant, double the last letter:
s t o pconsonant stressed
vowelconsonant
Stop > Stopping
Run > Running
Begin > Beginning
Note that this exception does not apply when the last syllable of the base verb is not stressed:
Open > Opening
Exception 2If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y:
Lie > lying
Die > dying
Exception 3If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant + e, omit the e:
come > coming
mistake > mistaking