What Characterized the present progressive?

1. Adding [ ing ] for verb

2. Adding [ am / is / are ]  after .S.

3.The Time expressions express present actions – actions that are happening at the moment of speaking:

 Ex. she is reading (read) a book now

The Rule

.S. + am/is/are + verbing + Rest of the sentence . 

How addingg (ing) to verb

1. in general we add (ing) to verb 

Ex. work = working

2. If the verb ends with (e)

we Delete e

after adding (ing)

Ex. take = taking

3. If the verb ends with (y)

we only adding (ing)

Ex. play = playing

study = studying

4.if the verb ends with (ie)

we chang (ie) to (y)

after adding (ing)

Ex. lie = lying

5.if the verb ends with (c,v,c) and they are pronounced as short syllable, we double the last letter and add ing:

How to negative sentences in the present progressive

we put (not) after the helping verb.

The Rule

.S. + am/is/are + not + verbing + Rest of the sentence . 

How to make [ yes / no ] .Q.

we change the location of the verb and the helping verb:

The Rule

Am/ Is/Are + .S. + verbing + Rest of the sentence ? 

How to make W/H .Q. = subject

choose W/H .Q.

put (is) after W/H .Q.

The Rule
who/what + Is + verbing + Rest of the sentence ?

How to make W/H .Q. of the rest of the sentence

choose W/H .Q.

put (am/is/are) after W/H .Q.

The Rule
w/h.Q.+am/is/are + S. + verbing + Rest of the sentence ?

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