Grammar
Tense: Present continuous – Form
1st Part
Grammar in use
2nd Part
Form
3rd Part
Drillls
Conjugation
Example with the verb: TO BE WORKING
| Affirmative form | Negative form | Questions |
| I am working | I am not working (contraction : ‘m not working) | Am I working? |
| you/we/they are working | I/you/we/they are not working (contraction : aren’t working) | Are you/we/they working? |
| he/she/it is working | he/she/it is not working (contraction : isn’t working) | Is he/she/it working? |
Spelling
| Basic rule | Exception 1 | Exception 2 | Exception 3 |
| Just add -ing to the base verb: | If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant, double the last letter: | If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y: | If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant + e, omit the e: |
| work → working play → playing see → seeing be → being | stop → stopping run → running begin → beginning | lie → lying die → dying | come → coming mistake → mistaking |