the –ing form

When do we use it?

THE BASICS
WHEN THE subject
OR OBJECT of tHE
sentence is a
verb:
1. RunnING is my favourite sport

2. SmokING is bad for your health

3. My idea of happiness is gettING up late and

not havING to work

After verbs of likes
and dislikes,
when what we like or
don’t like is an
action:
1. I like goING for walks (for a walk) on
the beach
2. We don’t like arguING
3. My friend hates dancING
4. I love swimmING in the sea
5. Where do you like goING on holidays?
 In titles of
activities and
articles:
1. “CheckING In” (Tile in a Practical
English section in your Student’s Book; a
dialogue about arriving at a hotel)

2. “Learning a Foreign Language Easily“

(Title of a book with useful a advice on
how to learn another language)

3. “Growing up in Southern Spain” (Title of

a book about the life and experiences of
a young woman who was born and lived in
Jaén, Spain)
Actions in the
“Present
continuous”
Tense
1. I am speakING English
2. She is doING her homework
3. We are talkING about the 23rd of December
4. You aren’t listenING to me!
5. Are you listenING to me?
AFTER PREPOSITIONS:
1. Thank you for listenING
2. Thanks for waitING for me!
3. I always have breakfast
after/before getting dressed.
4. I never leave home without saying
goodbye
 Adjectives that
describe feelingS
and emotions
1. This book is very interesting

2. The film is really boring

3. Cleaning products are not very

expensive
Can you think of
any other
examples?