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Present Continuous

★ When an action is happening now, write the verb in the
present continuous tense, by using a form of the helping

verb “be” – (am, is, are) and adding ing to the verb.

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★ When a verb ends in “e”, drop the “e” and add “ing”.

Examples: have - having / make - making

★ When a verb ends in “y”, add “ing”.

Examples: study - studying / hurry - hurrying

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★ Short verbs ending in a vowel:

When one syllable verbs end in “e” or another vowel,
just add “ing”.

★ Examples: see - seeing / be - being

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★ Short verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant:
When one syllable verbs end in a vowel and the letters “g,

m, n, or t”, double the consonant and add ing.

★ Examples: dig - digging / run - running
sit - sitting / swim - swimming

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