Present continuous tense

• We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now.

• We make the present continuous with the verb to be + verb-ing. E.g.: You are reading.

• How to form the gerund:

o We add -ing to the verb; e.g. play → playing.

o We take away the final e e.g. cycle → cycling, write → writing.

o We double the consonant after one vowel, one consonant e.g. run → running, hop → hopping.

You can do the next exercise as interactive here.