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Let’s Learn the Use of Verbs in Continuous Form

The continuous form of the verbs tells us about the actions that are happening

now or were happening in the past.

We add -ing to change the verbs into continuous.

The boy is reading a book. The boys are reading books.

I am reading a book. We are reading books.

The boy was reading a book. The boys were reading books.

I was reading a book. They were reading books.

In the above sentences, reading is a verb in continuous form.

Practice Time 4

Fill in the blanks with the continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. I am ________________ to
school. (go)

2. The boy is ________________
the road. (cross) Verbs

3. The girl is ________________
a song. (sing)

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