Lesson 37 - Doing - Exercise 1

Present Continuous (or Present Progressive) Grammar Basics and 2 Questions

Watch the video. Learn the grammar. Type the answers!

What's the jogger doing? Type your answer.
1. He's running.
2. He's singing.
3. He's flying.
What's the shopkeeper doing?
1. He's closing up shop.
2. He's running.
3. He's crossing the road.

Grammar:
am or is or are + (verb)ing
Examples: They are running. I am typing. He is closing his shop.

Spelling - Three possibilites:
1 - For verbs ending with a vowel+consonant ("un" in "running", for example): double the consonant, then add ing
Examples: run - running jog - jogging pop - popping

2 - Verb ending with an e: Remove "e", add ing : close - closing dance - dancing smile - smiling

3 - For all the others, just add "ing": cross - crossing read - reading paint - painting

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Note the uses:
1) for something happening now. All of the videos in this lesson use the Present Continuous this way.
2) the near future (Example: I'm going to Europe next month).
3) for long actions in progress (Example: He's studying to become a doctor).

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