| 1. Conjugation | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
| I am working You are working He is working She is working It is working We are working You are working They are working | I am not working You are not working He is not working She is not working It is not working We are not working You are not working They are not working | Am I working? Are you working? Is he working? Is she working? Is it working? Are we working? Are you working? Are they working? |
| Contracted forms: am = 'm is = 's are = 're am not = 'm not is not = isn't are not = aren't | ||
| 2. Spelling of the ing-form (present participle) | ||
| General rule: infinitive without 'to' + ING to work --> working to play --> playing Verbs ending in a silent E: the E is dropped +ING to live --> living to come --> coming Verbs ending in IE: the IE changes into Y +ING to die --> dying to lie --> lying Verbs with the stress on the last syllable, ending in a consonant, preceded by a short vowel: the end consonant is doubled + ING to stop --> stopping to begin --> beginning Verbs ending in L: the L is doubled +ING to travel --> travelling to quarrel --> quarrelling Verbs ending in IC: the C is followed by K +ING to picnic --> picnicking to panic --> panicking | ||
present continuous
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