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l I am flying to the United States tomorrow.

 express actions that are repeated regularly, often accompanied by time expressions like
always, forever, etc.

l I am travelling by train right now. l Sunil is always hurrying to the school.

Formation of present participle

l Most verbs simply add -ing.

For example: play – playing, call – calling, bark – barking

l For verbs that end in -e, the -e is replaced by -ing.

For example: glide – gliding, abide – abiding, ride – riding
l For verbs that end in -ie, the -ie is replaced by -ying.

For example: tie – tying, die – dying

Verbs that have the last syllable in the ‘consonant-vowel-consonant’ pattern, the last letter
l
is doubled before adding -ing.

For example: tag – tagging, begin – beginning, rag – ragging

Formation of Sentences in Present Continuous Tense

The negative in present continuous is formed by adding not between the helping verb and the
-ing form of the main verb.

l I am not painting a picture.

The interrogative (yes/no question) in present continuous is formed by using is/am/are + subject
+ present participle form of the main verb.

l Is she distributing the coupons?

The wh-question in present continuous is formed with a wh-word + am/is/are + subject + present
participle form of the main verb.

l What is he carrying in that box?

Test Yourself

I. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. They _______________ with that company now. (work)

2. My uncle and aunt _______________ today. (come)

3. He will say he _______________ out of town for a month. (go)

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