PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1) Complete the conjugation of the verb to study.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Subject + BE + NOT + verb
Subject + BE + verb -ING BE + Subject + verb -ING ?
-ING

I _______
I am not studying Am I studying ?
studying

You are _______ You aren’t _______ ______ you ______ ?

He _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Is ______ studying ?

She is She isn't studying

______ ______ studying ?
studying

It _______ _______ It _______ _______ ______ ______ ______ ?

We are _______ _______ aren’t studying ______ we ______ ?

You _______ _______ _______ _______

Are ______ studying ?
studying

They _______ _______ _______ _______ studying ______ they studying ?

Short answers
Affirmative Negative
Yes, I am. No, I am not.

______, you ______. No, you _______.

Yes, he /she/it ______. No, he /she/it ______.

Yes, we ______. _______ _______ aren’t.

______, ______ are. No, you _______.

Yes, they ______. _______ _______ _______.

2) Look at the examples and complete the spelling rules for the
gerund.
1. Most verbs do not undergo spelling changes, and you only have to add to the base
form.
Examples: sing - singing, eat - eating, play – playing, go - going, tidy - tidying
2. In those verbs ending in 1 vowel + 1 consonant + E you delete the E and then add .
Examples: come - coming, write - writing, live - living
3. In those verbs ending in 1 consonant + 1 stressed vowel + 1 consonant, you
the last consonant and then add , except when the verb ends in w, x or y.
Examples: swim – swimming, sit – sitting, forget -forgetting; open – opening, mix - mixing
4. In those verbs ending in L, you always double the L and then add .
Example: travel - travelling
5. When a verb ends in IE, you change the IE for a and then add .
Examples: die - dying
6. When a verb ends in C, you add a and then .
Example: picnic – picnicking