PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSEBASE FORM -ING FORM RULES FOR MOST VERBS:

workeat

workingeating

Add –ing.

livewrite

livingwriting

For verbs ending in a consonant + e:Drop the e and add –ing.(Do not double the consonant: Writting)

sitplan

sittingplanning

For verbs that end in one vowel and one consonant:Double the consonant and add –ing.

saysleeplisten

Sayingsleepinglistening

Do not double the last consonant before –ing when the verb:ends in w, x, or y. ends in two vowels and one consonant.has more than one syllable (when first syllable is stressed).ends in two or more consonants.

1. I _____________________________________________ (to learn) English now.2. She___________________________________________ (to drink) coffee. 3. They ___________________________________________ (to watch) TV . 4. Peter ___________________________________________ (to speak) about his holidays. 5. My mother ___________________________________________ (to cook) . 6. My sister and my brother _____________________________________ (to play) football in the garden. 7. The cat___________________________________________ (to sleep ) at this moment. 8. The teacher___________________________________________ (to explain) the exercise. 9. John ___________________________________________ (to do) his homework . 10. I ___________________________________________ (to wear) a beautiful dress. 11. _______________ you __________________(wait) for someone?12. I__________________________________ (look) for my glasses. I can't find them.13. He __________________________________ (not work) today. He is on holiday.14. They __________________________________ (not take) photos of the house. 15. My parents __________________________________ (visit) Rome at the moment.16. ___________________she __________________________________ (work) in her room?17. Why ______________your brother __________________________ (sit) on the floor?18. You __________________________________ (not listen) to me.19. Look, the old man __________________________________ (cross) the street now.20. We __________________________________ (fly) over London at the moment.21. . He __________________________________ (write) a letter.22. They __________________________________ (sit) down.23. She __________________________________ (swim) in the lake.24. It __________________________________ (begin) to rain.25. I __________________________________ (study) Chinese this year.26. She __________________________________ (lie) on the beach.27. It __________________________________ (get) dark sooner these days.28. I __________________________________ (travel) to Lisbon this summer.29. She __________________________________ (cut) some bread.30. I__________________________________ (see) the dentist next week.