Created by: Nikita Kovalyov
Updated: January 2004

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The Present Progressive Tense - The ING Form Of The Verbs

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1. Usually we add ing
   
   

   work	working
   stand	standing
   learn	learning

   
   
2. When the verb ends in an e, we drop the e and add ing
   
   

   come	coming
   have	having
   write	writing

   
   
3. If a one syllable (with only one vowel sound) verb ends in one consonant (for example p, t, r) that follows one vowel (for example a, o, e), we double the consonant.
   
   

   swim	swimming
   get	getting
   stop	stopping

   
   
4. Some verbs have irregular ing form
   
   

   lie	lying
   die	dying
   travel	Br. travelling Am. traveling

Practice

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Make the ing form of the verbs

Learn the differences between the Present Progressive and the Present Indefinite Tenses

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