Present

Progressive

Rules

1
 Present Note:
Progressive Is used for actions that are
happening at a specific
time in the present. Like
the present continuous, it is
formed with the auxiliary
verb “to be” and the verb +
ing.

Verb be in present

They are eating spaghetti.

Verb + ing 2
 Rule 1 Regular
Verbs

Verbs ending Love Loving

in
e = e + ing Dance Dancing
Write Writing
3
 Rule 2 Regular
Verbs

Verbs ending see seeing

in
ee + ing flee fleeing

agree agreeing
4
 Rule 3 Regular
Verbs

Verbs ending in play playing

y + ing
fly flying

study studying
5
 Rule 4 Regular
Verbs

Verbs ending in die dying

ie = ie + y + ing lie lying

tie tying
6
 Rule 5 Regular
Verbs

run running
One syllable
Some verbs ending in put putting
C/V/C + ing

stop stopping
7
 Rule 6 Regular
Verbs

Bi syllable begin beginning

Some verbs ending in
C/V/C + ing
forget forgetting
Last syllable is
stressed
admit admitting
8
 Rule 7 Regular
Verbs

cook cooking
If it does not fall in
previous rules
Add + ing fall falling

read reading
9
EXAMPLES

10
 sing

Enrique is singing in the concert.

11
 dance

Luchito is dancing in the party .

12
 run

Firulais and Tobi are running in the house .

13
 listen

Bart is listening music.

14
Exercises

15
 dance

16
 read

17
 dance

18
study

19
 type

20
 drink

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 Homework
Write 5 sentences in
Present Progressive